To enable users of the Rational® solution
for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) to preview elements in IBM® Rational Focal Point™,
you must configure a preview view for the linked elements module.
You select or create a view that includes only the attributes that
are suitable for preview from a CLM application. When the selected
view is displayed, it is read-only.
Before you begin
- You must be a workspace administrator in Rational Focal Point.
- You must register Rational Focal Point as
an outbound friend in the CLM application. For details, see “Registering Rational Focal Point as an outbound friend in
a CLM application.”
- You must configure consumer authentication for the CLM application.
For details, see “Configuring consumer authentication for a CLM application
in Rational Focal Point.”
About this task
To display a preview of elements in artifacts of a CLM application,
a preview view must be selected. The attributes of the preview view
are displayed in a rich hover in all of the applications that are
registered as inbound consumers.
Procedure
- In the module that contains the elements that link to
CLM artifacts, identify the attributes that are relevant for previewing
from the CLM application.
- In the view configuration, identify a relevant view, or
add a new view.
- In the module configuration, select the view for preview:
- Click .
- Select the module that contains the elements to link
to the CLM application.
- From the Preview view list, select
the relevant view.
- Click OK.