Installing the Rational DOORS Example Data

Rational® DOORS® supplies an example database that is already populated with data. You can use it to familiarize yourself with Rational DOORS without needing to access any of your production data or to install a local Rational DOORS database server.

Procedure

  1. Ensure that you have the Rational DOORS client already installed on your machine.
  2. If you have the training database for a previous version of Rational DOORS installed on your machine, remove it by going to the Control Panel and clicking Add/Remove Programs. Locate the training database in the list and choose to uninstall the software.
  3. Shut down all other applications. In particular, shut down Microsoft Office applications, including the Microsoft Office toolbar.
  4. Download the Rational DOORS Example Data software from the web site, navigate to the file you downloaded, and double-click it.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Accept the terms of the license agreement, and click Next.
  7. Click Install.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. Click Start > All Programs > IBM Rational > IBM Rational DOORS 9.5 Example Data to run the example database.

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