You can use Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) integrations
with products based on Jazz technology, including IBM Rational Team
Concert, IBM Rational Quality Manager, and IBM Rational DOORS Next
Generation, to connect the work of all team members. Collaborative
Lifecycle Management integrations with Rational ClearQuest Web are
also referred to as the Rational ClearQuest Bridge.
Collaborative Lifecycle Management integrations provide a common
approach to artifact linking, dashboards, security, and user interface
frameworks. Cross-product links support traceability, web-like navigation,
commenting, and status tracking across project repositories.
Collaborative Lifecycle Management integrations provide the following
capabilities:
- Link to existing artifacts across repositories in integrated products;
for example, ClearQuest® records are linked to work items, test cases,
and requirements.
- Hover over links to quickly check that status of associated work;
for example testers can monitor the status of a defect that they reported
to the development team.
- Add a widget to a dashboard to report query results from associated
projects; for example, you can display requirements that have not
been assigned test plans.
- Add comments to any artifact in an integrated repository.
By using the ClearQuest Web client in Rational ClearQuest versions
7.1.2 and later, you can add, view, and traverse artifact links. In
versions of Rational ClearQuest earlier than 7.1.2, you can view and
traverse links, but you cannot add new links. See Using ClearQuest integrations for Collaborative Lifecycle
Management for details.