To enable Rational Directory Server, it must be registered. After Rational Directory Server is registered, you can access Rational Focal Point™ data by using the website and the Web services API. You can then connect other Rational applications to Rational Focal Point and create relationships between objects across the applications. The first time that you use Rational Directory Server to access Rational Focal Point, the registration is automatically completed. When Rational Focal Point is closed, the Rational Directory Server is unregistered.