HP ALM widgets are predefined widgets included with the
Rational Adapter for HP ALM. You can add them to any CLM dashboard,
permitting you to view CLM and HP ALM information from one location.
Before you begin
You must have permission to modify the dashboard.
About this task
You can add the predefined widgets supplied by the Rational
Adapter for HP ALM to a CLM dashboard. You can use the same type of
widget more than once for different projects. For a description of
the widgets, see
Using HP ALM widgets with Rational CLM dashboards
Procedure
- Go to a CLM dashboard
- Click Add Widget.
- From the Select Catalog drop-down menu, under the Friends
heading, select the catalog for Rational adapter widgets. If your
site uses auto-friending in configuring servers, you see the selection Rational
Adapter for HP ALM. Otherwise, select the the name of
the friend server for your adapter.
- The contents of the catalog is displayed. You can narrow
the list of displayed items with the Select Category menu or
with filtering.
- Select a widget and click Add Widget to
display it on your dashboard.
- Click user preferences. If you are
not logged in to your HP ALM server, you are prompted to log in. If
you are logged in, you are prompted to allow your CLM server and HP
ALM server to collaborate. A window similar to the following for the
Favorite Test Cases widget is displayed.

- Select your user preference settings from the drop-down
menus and click OK. The project name you selected
is appended to the widget name and the widget is populated with information
from HP ALM.
- You can open the twistie next to each listed item to display
a preview as shown in the following example:

- Optionally, you can modify widget appearance with the Settings and Appearance menus.