Release notes for Rational Focal Point, Version 6.5.1.1

This document contains information about new features, system requirements, installation, and known issues forIBM® Rational® Focal Point™, Version 6.5.1.1. It also provides information about contacting IBM Software Support.

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Description

Rational Focal Point is a comprehensive portfolio planning solution that market-driven teams can use to make collaborative, objective decisions in order to deliver market, customer, and business value. Teams can use Rational Focal Point to identify priorities, and then deliver products and projects with the highest business and customer value. Rational Focal Point reduces the chaos of managing information in emails, documents, and spreadsheets by providing a collaborative environment for centralizing requirements, products, and project data. You can ensure that the right balance is maintained between resources, budgets, time to market, and business value.

System requirements

For a list of hardware and software requirements, see System requirements in the Rational Focal Point information center.

Installing Rational Focal Point, Version 6.5.1.1

For installation instructions, see Installing and upgrading Rational Focal Point in the Rational Focal Point information center.

New features and enhancements

Version 6.5.1.1 includes the following new features and enhancements:
  • Enhanced integration with Rational Requirements Composer: New view commands to synchronize data with CLM server to immediately update data in Rational Focal Point with the latest changes made in the CLM applications, and to validate the broken links and take corrective actions.
  • Solved problems in 6.5.1.1: All APARs that are solved in Rational Focal Point version 6.5.1.1 are documented in the APAR list for Rational Focal Point.

Known problems

Known problems are documented in individual technotes in the Support Knowledge Base. As problems are discovered and resolved, the knowledge base is updated and maintained with new information. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.

The following links run customized queries of the live Support Knowledge Base:

Contacting IBM Software Support

IBM Software Support provides you with technical assistance.

For contact information and guidelines or reference materials that you need when you require support, read the IBM Software Support Handbook.

For FAQs, lists of known problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the product support page for Rational Focal Point.

For product news, events, and other information, visit the product home page for Rational Focal Point.

Before you contact IBM Software Support, gather the background information that you need to describe your problem. When you describe a problem to an IBM software support specialist, be as specific as possible and include all relevant background information so that the specialist can help you solve the problem efficiently. To save time, know the answers to these questions:

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