Requirements folders in HP ALM can be associated with collections
in Rational requirements managers
About this task
Adding or removing links to HP ALM resources from the Rational DOORS
Next Generation rich client is not supported.
Procedure
- Locate your requirements collection from the project’s
requirements management area:
- Go to the dashboard for your Rational requirements project
and login.
- Select Collections > Browse Collections and
choose a collection.
- From the Links section in the sidebar and select the Add
Link to Artifact icon
to open the menu of link types.
- From the Links section in the sidebar, open the menu of
link types and select Reference. This link
type is specific to the HP ALM adapter and must be enabled when the
adapter is configured. Log in to the HP ALM server with your user
account if prompted. The Create Link dialog
is displayed.
- From the Create Link dialog, select
an artifact container from the drop down list.
- To link to an existing HP ALM requirements folder, select Choose
existing. Select a requirements folder from the list and
click OK. Log in to your HP ALM requirements
server if prompted.
- To create a new folder in HP ALM and link it to a Rational
requirements collection, select Create new.
Select a parent folder and provide a title and description for the
folder.
- Click OK. The new link is displayed
in the sidebar under the heading Reference.
Placing your cursor over the link displays a preview. This preview
reflects the current state of the folder and is derived directly from
the HP ALM repository.