Integrating with IBM Connections

You can connect a IBM® Rational® Asset Manager server to an IBM Connections server. Currently, you will be able to view an IBM Connections business card in the Rational Asset Manager web interface.

Configuration: Connect Rational Asset Manager to an IBM Connections server

To connect to an IBM Connections server:
  1. Log in to Rational Asset Manager server as a repository administrator.
  2. Click Administration.
  3. In the Repository Administration sidebar, click Configuration.
  4. In the IBM Connections Path section, type the following information about the IBM Connections server:
    • Path: The root URL of the IBM Connections server. For example, if you access the Profiles page in IBM Connections at https://example.com/connections/profiles, type https://example.com/connections.
    • User: The user name to log into the IBM Connections server.
    • Password: The password for the above user.
  5. Click Save.

View the IBM Connections business card of a user

After you have entered the information for the IBM Connections server, in either the Rational Asset Manager web client or the Eclipse client, next to any user name (for example, the Owners on the general details page for an asset) you can hover the mouse cursor over the IBM Connections icon IBM Connections icon, then click Click here to view business card. The IBM Connections business card for that user will appear.

View assets that you have to review in IBM Connections

After you have entered the information for the IBM Connections server, if an asset has reviewers who need to review the asset, there will be a To Do item in IBM Connections for every reviewer. The To Do will be completed automatically when the reviewer votes on the asset. Also, an Activity for the asset will be created in IBM Connections. After all reviewers have voted on the asset, the activity will be marked as complete.

Place a widget in an IBM Connections community

After you have entered the information for the IBM Connections server, in the Rational Asset Manager web client, you can add a widget to the content palette in an IBM Connections community. For more information, see Adding an iWidget with asset search results to an IBM Connections community.


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