The following table lists the OSLC relationships that are used when you link artifacts across various domains. The table also links to definitions of the OSLC relationships.
Domain | Link relationships in Rational DOORS | Link relationships in external applications |
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Change Management (CM) | Rational DOORS artifacts can be linked to CM artifacts by using one of the following link types: |
A CM artifact can be linked to a Rational DOORS artifact by using one of the following link types: |
Quality Management (QM) | Rational DOORS artifacts can be linked to QM artifacts by using the following link type: |
A QM artifact can be linked to a Rational DOORS artifact by using one of the following link types: |
Requirements Management (RM) | Rational DOORS artifacts can be linked to external RM artifacts by using one of the following link types: |
An external RM artifact can be linked to a Rational DOORS artifact by using one of the following link types: |
Architecture Management (AM) | None. Rational DOORS artifacts do not have outgoing links to AM artifacts. | An AM artifact can be linked to a Rational DOORS artifact by using one of the following link types: |
When you open a module in Rational DOORS, the external OSLC links with other lifecycle products are "discovered" and the results are stored in a database-wide cache so that modules open faster in the future. This link discovery process has a potential performance impact when opening a module, depending on the performance of the integrated product. The cache has a default timeout value of 5 minutes. After that time, the links must be "rediscovered" so that the cache has the latest status of the links. You can change the timeout value by using the setCachedExternalLinkLifeTime DXL perm. For more information, see "OSLC Link Discovery" in the DXL Reference Manual, which is available both as a PDF file and as from the Help menu.