Configuring the Rational Quality Manager adapter

Before using Rational® Performance Tester or Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality with Rational Quality Manager, you must configure the Rational Quality Manager adapter.

Before you begin

To configure the Rational Quality Manager adapter in Rational Performance Tester or Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality, you must have the following information:
  • The URL of the Rational Quality Manager server.
  • A login and password to access a user account in Rational Quality Manager. This user account must exist in Rational Quality Manager with a Connector Client Access License.
Refer to the Rational Quality Manager information center for information about creating user accounts.

About this task

To configure the Rational Quality Manager adapter:

Procedure

  1. In the test workbench, click Window > Preferences > Quality Manager Adapter.

    Quality Manager Adapter

    1. In Server URL, type the Rational Quality Manager server URL.
    2. In Login and Password, type the ID and password of the Rational Quality Manager user account.
    3. Optional: In Adapter Name, type a unique name to identify the Rational Quality Manager adapter on this workstation. By default, the adapter uses the name of the computer.
    4. Optional: If you want to connect the adapter to a project area other than the default Quality Manager project, type the name of the project that you want to connect to.
  2. Click OK to save the configuration.
  3. If you want to run the RQM adapter from the command line or as a Windows® service, perform the following additional steps:
    1. Locate the adapter.config file in the rpt_install_dir \RPT-RST_RQMAdapter\config\ directory, where rpt_install_dir is the directory where the test workbench is installed, for example, C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP.
    2. Edit the WORKSPACE_DIR variable in the adapter.config file to point to the same test workspace that you want the adapter to use, for example: WORKSPACE_DIR= C:\Documents and Settings\username\IBM\rationalsdp\my_adapter_workspace

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