To register a consumer, IBM Rational Focal Point must be registered as a friend in an OSLC Application.
To modify the Name, Trusted, and Functional User ID fields, log in to IBM Rational Focal Point, and click Application > Consumers (Inbound). On the Consumers List page, select the host name of the OSLC application.
Global administrators of IBM Rational Focal Point can configure the consumer authentication so that users are not prompted for authentication when data is fetched from the OSLC applications.
| Field | Description |
| Name | Displays the consumer name. |
| Consumer Key | Displays the consumer key. This field cannot be edited. |
| Consumer Secret | Displays the Consumer Secret as asterisks. This field cannot be edited. |
| Trusted? | Is a check box. If selected, trusted consumers can share authorization with other trusted consumers and do not require user approval to access data. |
| Functional User ID | Is an input field for specifying the functional user id. |
| Save | Is a push button to save the changes. |