Integrating Rational DOORS and Rational Change
You can use the IBM®
Rational®
DOORS® integration with IBM
Rational Change to track the implementation of
requirements by linking them with change requests and tasks in Rational Change. You can configure
this integration by using Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC).
Restriction: To configure the integration, you must have database manager privileges or
custom user permissions to manage the database in Rational
DOORS. You must also have Administrator privileges on the
Rational Change server.
Rational Change is a browser-based application for submitting and tracking change requests. When you integrate Rational DOORS and Rational Change, you can track changes to project requirements.
OSLC is a set of specifications for linking and viewing artifacts across the software development lifecycle. You can create OSLC links to establish traceability between objects in Rational DOORS and change requests or tasks in Rational Change by using the Implemented By link type. When you hover your cursor over the links, you can view a summary of the linked artifacts.
Note: The integration might not produce output after the number of attributes that are associated
with the links exceeds the Informix database limit. This limit is approximately 2500
attributes.
To enable communication between the applications, you must do these tasks:
- Configuring Rational DOORS Web Access to use OSLC.
- Add the Rational Change server to the remote services list in the Rational DOORS database, as described in Configuring Rational DOORS to use OSLC.
- Configure the Rational Change server to communicate with Rational
DOORS. Search for these topics in the Rational Change
online product documentation in IBM Knowledge Center:
- Configuring integrations
- Using the OSLC-CM REST API