Creating a text source template

Rational ProjectConsole Designer Help

To create a text source template:

  1. Open the Text 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 Text Source Template.
  2. In the Text Source Template window, on the General page, in the Name field, type a unique name for the template.
  3. (Optional) In the Description field, you can type a description of the template.
  4. Click the Source Fields tab to access and define your source field data.
  5. To select the collection agent to access the source data, click Select next to the Host Name field, and then select the name of the agent in the Select Hostname window.
  6. To select a text file to use to create your template, click Select next to the Template File field, and then select a source description (text) file in the Select Template window.
  7. For each record that you want to add from the source text file, click Add, and then construct the record in the Add Record window.
  8. To review a record that you have added, click its line in the Records list. The Fields list displays the name of each keyword and source field and their position in the selected line of text.

    If you have associated a source field with more than one token, all the positions for the source field are listed.

  9. Save the text source template by perform one of the following actions:
    • On the Designer toolbar, click .
    • On the Designer File menu, click Save.
    Note: After you save a new source template, you are prompted to indicate whether you want to have Rational ProjectConsole automatically create the accompanying metadata for you. For information about this option, see Having your metadata created automatically.
For more information about creating a text source window, see the following topics: