Rational Team Concert for System z 2.0.0.2 editions and licenses

Rational Team Concert™ for System z® Version 2.0.0.2 on all platforms that Rational Team Concert supports, in addition to z/OS® and Linux® for System z. Rational Team Concert for System z has different licensing and feature configurations. Depending on the edition that is licensed for use on your Jazz™ Team Server for System z, different features will be available to you. In addition, each edition includes different numbers and types of Client Access Licenses.
In this topic:
Note:
  1. The z/OS Server Trial Edition included in the SMP/E package is based on the Starter Edition. You can upgrade to the Standard or Enterprise Edition using a combined Server and Client Access License.
  2. For more information about Rational Team Concert for System z editions and the Client Access Licenses included with each edition, visit the downloads section of Jazz.net.

Editions

Table 1. Editions of Rational Team Concert for System z Version 2.0.0.2
Feature Starter Standard Enterprise
Maximum number of developers/contributors 25/unrestricted 250/unrestricted Unrestricted/unrestricted
Supported databases  
Supported application servers  
Supported Eclipse clients  
Agile planning: daily, iteration, release included included included
included included included
included included included
Work item tracking included included included
Customizable process included included included
Subversion integration included included included
Role-based process permissions included included included
Process level access control included included included
LDAP Authentication included included included
Dashboards limited support2 included included
Cross-project dashboards included included included
Cross-repository dashboards included included included
Customizable work item attributes and presentations included included included
Rational Developer for System z integration included included included
ClearCase® Importer included included included
ClearQuest® Importer included included included
Customizable work item workflow not included included included
Plan risk assessment not included included included
Reports not included included included
Role-based process permissions not included included included
ClearCase Synchronizer not included included included
ClearCase Bridge not included included included
ClearQuest Connector not included included included
ClearQuest record and Jazz work item bridge not included included included
LDAP import not included included included
Floating licenses available not included included included
High availability not included included

Client Access Licenses

The number and types of Client Access Licenses (CALs) are defined by the Jazz Team Server for System z in your edition of Rational Team Concert for System z.

Table 2. Client Access Licenses
Client Access License Description
No Client Access License
  • Read access excludes the following:
    • Data set definitions
    • Language definitions
    • Translators
    • Build and source control
Contributor
  • Contributor has read-only access to most capabilities, excluding the following:
    • Data set definitions
    • Language definitions
    • Translators
    • Build and source control
  • Contributor can create and modify work items unless otherwise restricted by process permissions.
  • Contributor can create and save work item queries.
  • Contributor can create and modify dashboards.
  • Contributor can view reports created by other users, but cannot create or modify reports.
  • Contributor Client Access Licenses do not add to the server user limit. You can add Contributor Client Access Licenses even if the server user limit has been reached.
Developer
  • Developer has read access to all capabilities.
  • Developer has write access to all capabilities, unless otherwise restricted by process permissions.
  • The total number of all users with a Developer Client Access License cannot exceed the server user limit.
  • Developer Client Access Licenses for Rational Team Concert for System z are not interchangeable with Developer Client Access Licenses for Rational Team Concert. Rational Team Concert for System z Developer Client Access Licenses are required for the added System z functions.
Note: Floating Developer Client Access Licenses count against the server user limit only when a user action occurs that requires the license key. Unlike permanent Contributor Client Access Licenses, floating Developer Client Access Licenses are not counted when they are assigned.
Build System
  • The Build System Client Access License is for assignment only to a user ID used by a Build System. This enables the devices in the Build System to have read access to all capabilities, and write access to all capabilities unless otherwise restricted by process permissions.
  • Build System user IDs are not counted as part of the server user limit.
ClearCase Connector
  • Standard and Enterprise editions only.
  • The ClearCase Connector Client Access License is for assignment only to the synchronization process account (the account used by a build engine that creates and synchronizes a ClearCase Synchronized Stream). The capabilities are restricted to only those needed by the ClearCase Connector.
  • These user IDs are not counted as part of the server user limit.
ClearQuest Connector
  • Standard and Enterprise editions only.
  • The ClearQuest Connector Client Access License is for assignment only to the single user ID being used by the ClearQuest Connector. The capabilities are restricted to only those capabilities needed by the ClearQuest Connector.
  • This user ID is not counted as part of the server user limit.

Floating Client Access Licenses

A floating Client Access License (CAL) enables multiple users to share the same CAL. For example, if two users only occasionally use the Jazz Team Server for System z, such as once or twice a day to update work items, then those users can share a floating CAL instead of purchasing two separate permanent CALs. A single server can administer and monitor CAL purchase counts and usage, and distribute CALs to more than one Jazz Team Server for System z.

Note: Only the Standard and Enterprise editions support floating licenses.

A user who is assigned a floating CAL can only use the supported CAL functions if there is an available copy of a CAL. For example, if a server administrator purchases three floating Contributor CALs and assigns them to five users, then only three users can use the CALs at the same time. CAL usage starts when a user performs their first server operation that requires the CAL. A user holds the CAL until 2 hours after their last server operation. If a user acquires a CAL at 9 AM and edits work items until 9:24 AM, then the user holds the CAL until 11:24 AM.

You can simplify floating CAL usage administration and tracking by using a single server to distribute all floating CALs in a multiple Jazz Team Server for System z environment. Select a server that can hold the floating CALs, such as an existing server that runs as a Jazz Team Server for System z and floating CAL server. After installing floating CALs on a server, you can use the Admin Web UI to configure other servers to point to the floating CAL server, then those servers can assign and use the floating CALs.

Note: The floating license server supports only http connections, and not https (secure connections).

To determine whether to install a new server to only manage floating CALs or to reuse an existing Jazz Team Server for System z as a CAL server, consider the following:

1 Derby user limit: When using a Derby database to store the repository, there is a 10-user limit. This limit applies to all editions.
2 Limited dashboard support in Starter edition: In the Starter edition, each project area includes a single project dashboard with a single dashboard tab. Dashboards are not available for individual users or teams.

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