Setting up Rational DOORS Web Access to access remote applications with OSLC

To set up Rational® DOORS® Web Access so that it can access the data stored in a remote application by using OSLC, gather information about the remote application from its administrator and register it with Rational DOORS. After the remote application is registered with Rational DOORS, you can use Rational DOORS Web Access to access the data stored in the remote application.

Before you begin

Contact the administrator of the other application that you want to integrate with and request the OAuth Consumer Name, the Consumer Secret, and the Root Services URL for the application.

About this task

When you have received the necessary information from the administrator of the remote application, use the Remote Services window to register the details.

After you have registered the remote application, you add the specific projects in the application containing the data that you want to integrate with.

Note: If you do not carry out these steps, or carry them out incorrectly, an error is displayed when you try to set up links between Rational DOORS Web Access and the other application. An error is also displayed if you remove the remote application after setting it up or if the application is not available, for example if the network connection is down.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Rational DOORS as a database manager or a custom user who has the power to manage the database.
  2. Select File > Remote Services.
  3. In the Server List pane, click Add and complete the fields with the information that you were given by the administrator of the remote application.
    Note: When configuring "friend" relationships for OSLC linking between participating servers, always use a server name. Do not use an IP address.
  4. Click Register. The remote application is added to the list.
  5. In the Collaboration Links pane, click Add.
  6. Select the remote application that you registered and browse to the project in the application that you want to integrate with. You might be prompted to log in to the remote application.
  7. Click Add to complete the integration with the project.

What to do next

You must give the administrator of the other application a Consumer Key, OAuth Secret and the Root Services URL for your Rational DOORS Web Access installation.

For information about gathering this information, see Setting up Rational DOORS Web Access to be accessed by remote applications with OSLC.

Note: If you move a Rational DOORS database that contains OSLC links to a different server, the OSLC links in the associated application will be broken. You must configure each link from any associated applications to the new database server.

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