Creating a domain source template

Rational ProjectConsole Designer Help

  1. Open the Domain Source Template window by performing one of the following actions:
    • On the Designer toolbar, click .
    • On the Designer File menu, point to New, and then click Domain Source Template.
  2. In the Domain Source Template window, on the General page, in the Name field, type a unique name for the domain source template.
  3. (Optional) In the Description field, type a description.
  4. Click the Source Fields tab.
  5. In the Source details area, perform the following actions:
    1. Next to the Host Name field, click Select.
    2. In the Select Hostname window, specify the machine that will access the source.
      Note: If the host machine you specify for the domain source template is different than the host machine you later specify for the collection task, the host setting for the collection task overrides the setting you specify here.
    3. Next to the Source field, click Select.
    4. In the Select Domain window, specify the domain for the source data.
    5. Next to the Root Artifact field, click Select.
    6. In the Select Artifact window, specify the root artifact from which to start the source query.

      The Parameters table lists a set of parameters based on the selected root artifact.

    7. In the Parameters table, under Value, click the row for each parameter that does not have a value specified, and then type a value (such as the path to a Rational Rose model).
  6. Under Source Fields, click Browse. Note that Browse is available only after you specify all of the required source information (hostname, source and root artifact).
  7. In the Browse Source window, select the artifacts to collect from the source domain.
  8. To enter a description for a field in the Source Fields table, click the Description field in the row that contains the field, and then type the description.
  9. Save the domain source template by doing one of the following: on the Designer toolbar, click the Designer icon, or, on the Designer File menu, click Save.
After you save a new source template, you are prompted to indicate whether you want to have ProjectConsole automatically create the accompanying metadata for you. For information about this option, see Having your metadata created automatically.