You can create a resource. A resource is a specific entity
in the product data source; for example, a defect in the IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® database. A resource
can have an XML schema associated with it.
Before you begin
A resource belongs to a resource group. Ensure that there
are resource groups under which you can place the new resource.
About this task
To create a new resource:
- Click .
- Select the resource group under which you want to create
the new resource and click Next.
- Specify a name. The name must be unique within the resource
group to which the resource belongs and cannot contain any special
characters.
- Optional: Type a description.
- Specify the relative path:
- If you know the relative path of the resource, click Manual
entry, type the URL of the resource, and click Finish.
- If the source type of the resource group of the resource is
a data service:
- Select Locate using data service to automatically
locate the relative path and click Next.
- In the XML schema tree, select the XML element that represents
the new resource. In the Properties view, select the attributes and
click Next.
- Select a resource URL and click Finish.
If you want to, you can click Next to update
the XML schema tree and continue the exploration until you have selected
an URL.
- If the source type of the resource group of the resource is
a generic XML file, do these steps:
- Specify a relative XML file path for the resource.
- If you do not want to associate the resource with a schema, click Finish.
If you want to associate the resource with a schema, click Resource
has an associated XML schema, type the URL of the schema
file, and click Finish.