About reporting capabilities when using the Rational ClearQuest Web client

The Rational ClearQuest Web client supports a subset of ClearQuest reporting functionality. Reporting capabilities for the ClearQuest Web client are limited to running traditional data-push Crystal Reports.

In the Crystal Reports data-push model, you define a report by specifying a query and a report format, both of which are stored in the ClearQuest user database. When you run a report, the client runs a query and pushes the results to the Crystal Reports runtime engine for rendering. The data-push model precludes reporting on multiple data sources and multiple result sets.

Other reporting capabilities are available through the ClearQuest client or the ClearQuest client for Eclipse. These include support for running Crystal Reports, and designing, editing, and running BIRT data-pull reports. Data-pull reports are managed outside the ClearQuest Web client with the Report Server for ClearQuest. The Report Server for ClearQuest Web interface can be invoked from the ClearQuest Web client by using the Manage Reports toolbar button. To enable the Manage Reports toolbar button, log in to ClearQuest Web as a superuser (admin). Go to Site Administration > Report Options tab, click For Report Server for ClearQuest and enter your ClearQuest report server URL.

For example: https://myServer:15443/jazz/reportal/projects/reportserver

Running traditional data-push reports

Rational ClearQuest version 7.1 introduces an updated model for running reports created with Crystal Reports. The ClearQuest Report Server for Crystal Reports is a new Web application that supports running Crystal Reports on the ClearQuest change management server. The ClearQuest Web client uses the Report Server for Crystal Reports to run data-push reports.

To run data-push reports on the Rational ClearQuest Web client, a ClearQuest administrator must specify the URL for the ClearQuest Report Server for Crystal Reports on the Reporting tab of the Preferences dialog box. See Configuring report options for information about ClearQuest Web configuration settings.

Report format design for traditional data-push reports

You must use the Rational ClearQuest for Windows client with the Crystal Reports Designer to design report formats for traditional data-push reports. See the ClearQuest for Windows client help for details.

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