Set up the connections for the data sources so that you
can use the XML Data Configuration tool to work with the data configuration
files. You can set up connections to the IBM® Rational® Insight
Data Services data
sources, Microsoft® Project, IBM Rational Quality Manager, or any generic
XML file. You can also link one resource group to another.
Before you begin
If you plan to use IBM Rational ClearCase®, IBM Rational ClearQuest®, IBM Rational RequisitePro® or IBM Rational TestManager
as a data source, make sure
Rational Insight
Data Service is
installed.
About this task
When you set up the connections to the data sources, you
specify the URLs through which the data sources can be accessed. You
can also link one data source to another; when you link a data source
to another, you can assign a different URI to the resource group and
use it across multiple resource groups.
To set up the connections
for the data sources:
- Start XML Data Configuration (In a Windows® environment, click ).
- Click and select the XML data configuration
file for the data source.
Note: The default locations of
the data configuration files are [rational_insight_installation_directory]/dataconfig/configs/Configurations and [rational_insight_installation_directory]/dataconfig/configs/live
data config.
- In the XML Data Configuration tree, expand the elements
and double-click the resource group for which you want to define the
connection.
- Type the URL of the data source in the URL field.
For a Rational Insight
Data Service data
source, the default URL is http://host:port/DataServices/product_name.
- Select the Type of the data source:
- If the data source is a Rational Insight
Data Service data
source, select Data Service.
- If the data source is not a Rational Insight
Data Service data
source, select Generic XML.
- Specify the type of authentication:
- If authentication is not needed to access the resource group,
select None.
- If authentication is needed to access the resource group,
select Basic or Form and
specify the user name and password to use for the authentication.
Note: Make sure the data source itself is also configured to
use authentication. For example, IBM Rational Quality Manager must
be configured to use form-based authentication.
- If you want to link the resource group to another resource
group, select the resource group from the Link to existing
Resource Group list and select the target resource group
listed in the table.
- To verify if the connection is working, click Test
Connection. If you get an error, see the message to troubleshoot.
- To save the changes, click the Save icon on the toolbar
or click .
- If you want to define the connection for another data source,
close the data configuration file () and repeat
steps 2 through 9.