Installing the Rational Rhapsody Design Manager Client Extension

Use this procedure to install the IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® Design Manager Client Extension. The Rational Rhapsody Design Manager Client Extension extends the Rational Rhapsody application to support connecting with the Rational Rhapsody Design Management Server.

Before you begin

You must install Rational Rhapsody version 8.0 on the same computer before you install the Rational Rhapsody Design Manager Client Extension.

About this task

You can install the Rational Rhapsody Design Manager Client Extension to access the search, commenting, markup, and other services that the Rational Rhapsody Design Manager supports in Rational Rhapsody. This extension adds views for OSLC linking, commenting, collaborating, and change sets. The extension also provides additional fields that allow you to search a model repository on the Rational Rhapsody Design Manager.

Procedure

  1. Log on to your computer or local area server as a user with administrator permissions.
  2. Go to the RhapsodyDM_All/disk1 directory and run the launchpad file.
    • On Windows, the file is launchpad.exe.
    • In Linux, the file is launchpad.sh.
  3. In the launchpad, under IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager Client Extension, click Install Client. IBM Installation Manager opens and lists the client extension component package.
  4. Click Next.
    1. If you agree to the license agreement, click I accept the terms in the license agreements, and then click Next.
    2. On the Select the program features you want installed page, select Rational Rhapsody Design Manager Client Extension.
    3. On the Destination Folder page, accept the default installation folder, and then click Next.
    4. Click Install.
    5. On the InstallShield Wizard Completed page:
  5. Click Finish.

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