Specifying the data management mode

You, or someone with administrator permissions, can modify project properties to specify where designs are stored. You can store designs in a traditional software configuration management (SCM) system such as Rational Team Concert or Rational ClearCase, or you can store designs within the Design Management Server. This process must be done while you are setting up your project, and you cannot be move from one mode to the other after you specify the data management mode you want to use.

About this task

You can define how a project stores model content in two ways:
  • Managed externally using import definition: This mode stores model content in an SCM, and imports model content periodically through scheduled import sessions or automatically, through the use of Ant scripting. The advantage of using this mode is richer source control capabilities that a traditional CSM provides; conversely, this mode is more time consuming and isn't as easy to use as having the Design Management Server manage model content. Further, this mode also stores two copies of your design resources.
  • Actively managed with Design Manager: This mode stores designs within the Design Management Server environment. While this mode may not be as robust as managing model content through an SCM system, you can use this model when the basic configuration management capabilities provided by the Design Management Server are sufficient.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Administration page of the Jazz Team Server or an application registered with the server.
  2. Open the dashboard for the project: Click the Home icon near the top left, and in the Design Management section, click the project name.
  3. Open the properties page for the project: On the right side of the toolbar, click the Administration icon and select Manage Project Properties.
  4. Open the Domains page for the project. From the sidebar, under Modeling, click Domains. The Domains page opens.
  5. Specify how your project will manage model data by selecting one of the following modes:
    • Managed externally using import definition
    • Actively managed with Design Manager
  6. Specify the type project area:
    • This is a Domain Specification Project
    • This project will use the following domains
      Note: Select each domain that your project will use.
  7. Select the Documentation System Domain to be associated with this project.
  8. Click Save.

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