Set up data source connection

You have to provide a data source connection of Rational Project Conductor to retrieve data for reports. The data source connection is provided in XML Data Configuration.

Before you begin

You must have the administrative privilege to access XML Data Configuration.

About this task

To set up the source connection for the data source:

Procedure

  1. Start XML Data Configuration (In a Windows environment, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational Insight > XML Data Configuration)
  2. Click File > Open Configuration and select the XML data configuration file (RPC.xdc) for the data source.
  3. In the XML Data Configuration tree, expand the elements and double-click the RPC resource group for which you want to define the connection.
  4. Type the URL of the data source in the URL field. For a RPC data source, the default URL is http://host:port/jazz/epm/query.
  5. In Type, select Data Service.
  6. For authentication, select Form and specify the user credentials.
  7. To verify if the connection is working, click Test Connection. If you get an error, see the message to troubleshoot.
  8. To save the changes, click the Save icon on the toolbar or click File > Save.

Example

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