Configuring the Rational RequisitePro adapter on WebSphere® Application Server

You can create a library that is accessible in both IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine and IBM Rational RequisitePro®, and then associate the shared libraries with the Reporting data services application profile.

Procedure

  1. To create a shared library for the Rational RequisitePro adapter:
    1. To view the shared libraries window, click Environment > Shared Libraries.
    2. Specify the scope setting, select the Node=RationalPublishingEngineNode01, Server=RationalPublishingEngineServer entry. These names are the default names of the node and the server.
    3. To create the shared library reference, click New.
    4. Set the values for Name, Description, and ClassPath. Make sure that your class path refers to the files in their correct locations.
      Table 1. Shared library reference fields
      Titles Description
      Name RequisitePro RJCB
      Description The shared library for the Rational RequisitePro adapter.
      Class path C:\Program Files\IBM\RationalSDLC\RequisitePro/lib/proxies.jar

      C:\Program Files\IBM\RationalSDLC\RequisitePro/../common/RJCB.jar

      Note: The default values listed under substep (d) are for the Rational RequisitePro 7.0 and 7.0.1. The actual paths used for the classpath entries depend on where Rational RequisitePro is installed. Make sure that your classpath refers to the files in their correct locations. To see the installation location for version 7.1, open IBM Installation Manager by clicking Start > All Programs > IBM Installation Manager > View Installed Packages.
    5. Click OK, and then click Save. The shared library is created.
  2. To associate Rational RequisitePro shared libraries with the Reporting data services application profile:
    1. Click Servers > Application Servers.
    2. Click the server on which you deployed the Data Services application. The default server name is RationalPublishingEngineServer.
    3. Click Server Infrastructure > Java and Process Management > Class Loader.
    4. To create a class loader for the shared libraries, click New > OK.
    5. To associate the shared library references with the class loader, click the hyperlink of the new class loader created in substep (d).
    6. Click Shared library references.
    7. For each library that must be associated, click Add, select the library, and then click OK.
    8. Click Save.
    9. Restart the Reporting data services application profile.
  3. If Rational RequisitePro is installed in a location other than the default directory, update the installation path for the catalog.txt file:
    1. Click Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications > Data Services > Initialize parameters for servlets.
    2. Click VegaDataServices.Adaptor.RequisitePro.CatalogFilePath.
    3. Update the parameter with the correct path on your computer that points to the catalog.txt file. Example: C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\RationalSDLC\RequisitePro\ReqWeb\projects\catalog.txt.
    4. Click OK to save the changes.
  4. Verify that the Rational RequisitePro adapter is installed correctly: Enter the URL of the Rational RequisitePro adapter in a browser. By default, the URL is http://host:port/DataServices/RequisitePro.
    Note: You can find the port number from the administrative console. If the installation is correct, you see an XML document that lists the schema repositories that are registered with the Rational RequisitePro administration tool.

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