Fixing missing Rational RequisitePro projects

If the project list for the Rational® RequisitePro® Data Services does not show new projects even though Rational RequisiteWeb shows them, the path to the catalog.txt might need updated. The catalog.txt file lists all the projects that are to be used by Rational RequisitePro. Ensure that the path for the catalog.txt file is correctly specified for the VegaDataServices.Adaptor.RequisitePro.CatalogFilePath parameter.

About this task

First, update the path to the catalog.txt file on the application server: If the project still does not appear after updating the path, you can manually revise the catalog.txt file.

WebSphere® Application Server

Procedure

  1. Open the administrative console in a browser. Example: http://server:port/ibm/console/logon.jsp
  2. Click Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications > Data Services > Initialize parameters for servlets.
  3. Click VegaDataServices.Adaptor.RequisitePro.CatalogFilePath.
  4. 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
  5. Click OK to save the changes.

Apache Tomcat

Procedure

  1. Open the %CATALINA_HOME%\webapps\DataServices\WEB-INF\web.xml file with a text editor.
  2. Locate the parameter 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. Save the changes to the web.xml file.
  5. Restart Apache Tomcat.

Manually revising the catalog.txt file

Only revise the contents of the catalog.txt file if revising the installation path on the application server was not successful.

Procedure

  1. Open the installation_directory\RequisitePro\ReqWeb\projects\catalog.txt file with a text editor.
  2. Add an entry for the Rational RequisitePro project. Use a full path for projects on the local server and a UNC (Universal Naming Convention) path to the shared folder containing the .rqs file.

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