Configuring the synchronizer

You must configure the synchronizer through the web-based admin interface that is provided by the Synchronization Framework.
The synchronizer setup is a two stage process:
Note: See the Synchronization Framework documentation for instructions on installing the synchronizer, creating a template file and link file.
The synchronizer performs the following steps when launched by the synchronization framework:
  1. Logs in to the Rational Focal Point server and starts a Rational DOORS client session.
  2. Opens the module in exclusive edit mode and loads the view.
    Note: If any of these steps fail, the synchronization stops.
  3. Retrieves a list of all elements and objects that are visible in the views specified in the link file that have changed since the last time the synchronizer was run. If the synchronizer was not run before, all visible elements and objects are synchronized.
  4. Finds the corresponding element or object for each Rational DOORS object and Rational Focal Point element that was modified since the last synchronization.
  5. Synchronizes the attributes based on the attribute mapping defined in the template. If there is no corresponding object or element (the ID attribute specified in the template is empty), an object or element is created and the attributes are set according to the mappings. If synchronization is successful, the time the synchronization began is saved and used during the next run to determine what needs to be synchronized.

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