Creating a report type for traceability reports for the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management

Before you can generate a traceability report, you must create a report type to specify the report template and start view. A report type connects a report template to the data in a workspace and linked applications by specifying the start view to use for the report template.

Before you begin

Procedure

  1. Click Reports > Generate Report.
  2. Click Add Report Type.
  3. On the "Select report target" page, select Rational Publishing Engine, and then click Next.
  4. On the Add Report Type page, complete these steps:
    1. Select a traceability report template.
    2. Enter a title and a description for the report type.
    3. Select the formats for the report.
    4. Select the views for mapping, and then click Next.
  5. In "Report", click Select view for the data source to start the report in. Because a report can have only one start view, select a view only for the data source that displays elements that link to other elements in Rational Focal Point. For example, you might select FPProjView.
  6. From the displayed views, select a suitable start view.
  7. Leave the settings for the other data sources intact. Click Next.
  8. On the Edit Report Access page, select All Members, and then click Finish.

Results

The report type is displayed in the Report Types list.

What to do next

Click the report name to generate the report. For more information, see Generating traceability reports for the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management.

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