The Rational® ClearQuest® Client for Eclipse is
supported on Eclipse version 3.2.x, 3.3.x, 3.4.x, and 3.5.x.
To
download Eclipse, go to http://eclipse.org/downloads/index.php.
Before you can install the Rational ClearQuest Client for Eclipse,
there are additional dependencies that must be installed. These dependencies
do vary depending on whether you are installing Rational ClearQuest Client for Eclipse into
a base Eclipse shell, or an existing Rational product
built on Eclipse such as Rational Application
Developer. Consult the documentation for those other Rational products
to determine if they already meet the Rational ClearQuest Client for Eclipse dependencies.
That standard Rational ClearQuest Client for Eclipse feature
only requires the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) Project. However,
other features packaged with the installation do require additional
projects from the Eclipse community.
In addition to EMF, the IBM Rational ClearQuest Common
Base Event Log Handler feature also requires the Eclipse Test &
Performance Tools Platform (TPTP) Project.
The
Rational ClearQuest Reporting
Driver Feature requires the Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools
(BIRT) Project.
Note: BIRT is only supported in Eclipse 3.3.x with Rational ClearQuest.
If you are installing into Eclipse 3.2.x, you must uncheck the Rational ClearQuest Reporting
Driver Feature when installing Rational ClearQuest into
Eclipse.
If you are also installing the Rational ClearQuest Test
Manager feature, see Configuring Rational ClearQuest Test Manager.
The following tables breaks down these dependencies.
Table 2. Rational ClearQuest Client for Eclipse with
the IBM Rational ClearQuest Common
Base Event Log Handler featureEclipse |
EMF |
TPTP |
3.2.x |
2.2 |
4.3.x |
3.3.x |
2.3 |
4.4.x |
3.4.x |
2.4 |
4.5.x |
3.5.x |
2.5 |
4.6.x |
To install TPTP, visit
http://www.eclipse.org/tptp/home/downloads/
Table 3. Rational ClearQuest Client for Eclipse with
the Rational ClearQuest Reporting
Driver FeatureEclipse |
EMF |
BIRT |
3.3.x |
2.3 |
2.2.2 |
3.4.x |
2.4 |
2.3 |
3.5.x |
2.5 |
2.5 |
To install BIRT, visit
http://download.eclipse.org/birt/downloads/index2.2.2.phpNote: BIRT has additional dependencies. The
BIRT download page goes into details of these requirements, but to
provide a quick summary, BIRT also requires the following projects:
Installing the plug-ins
- In Eclipse, click Help > Software
Updates > Find and Install.
- In the window that opens, select Search for new features
to install and clickNext.
- Click New Local Site.
- Navigate to Program Files\IBM\RationalSDLC\ClearQuest\cqecUpdateSite and
click OK.
On Linux® and the UNIX® system,
navigate to /opt/ibm/RationalSDLC/clearquest/cqecUpdateSite/.
Note: If
you did not accept the default installation location, navigate to
the directory in which you installed Rational ClearQuest.
- Select the check box next to the local site that you just created
and click Finish.
Note: After clicking Finish,
a window opens in which you can modify the display name for the site
if you choose.
- Verify that the check box next to Rational ClearQuest is
selected.
- Click Next after you have selected your
plug-ins.
- Click to Accept the terms in the license agreement and
click Next. If you do not accept the license
agreement, the installation terminates.
- Verify the optional plug-ins and clear any that you do not want
to install. Click Next.
- Accept the default installation location and add any additional
install locations if necessary. Click Finish.
- If you receive any warnings about installing an unsigned feature
during the installation process, select Install.
- After the installation finishes, restart Eclipse for the changes
to take effect.
- After Eclipse restarts, switch to the ClearQuest perspective.
Select Window > Open Perspective > Other and select ClearQuest from
the window that opens.