Adding an application that supports REST

To integrate with an application that supports RESTful APIs, you must add that application as a friend in IBM® Rational® Focal Point™.

Procedure

  1. In Rational Focal Point, click Application > Friends(Outbound).
  2. Click the Add friend icon Add friend.
  3. In the Add Friend window, add the application details:
    1. Specify a name for the connection.
    2. Specify the application root services URL. To connect to an application that supports RESTful APIs, type the application URL.
    3. In Authentication Type, do one of the following actions:
      • Select Basic and type the login credentials of the user who has access to the application.
      • Select OAuth and type the consumer key and secret that was generated in your OAuth application
    4. Click Test Connection. The first time you test the connection, you must log on to the application. The results of the test are displayed in the Add Friend window.
    5. Click Save.

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