SoDA lets you obtain information from a number of Rational tools to include in your documents and reports. You also use SoDA to obtain information from third-party products and from the File System. SoDA is included in all Rational Suite products as part of the Rational Team Unifying Platform.
SoDA is tightly integrated with several Rational tools. Tight integration means that you can run SoDA from within those tools.
Tight Integration |
Description |
Where it is Documented |
ClearQuest |
You can extract information from objects such as defects, histories, and attachments in your ClearQuest database. |
Starting SoDA from Other Rational Products SoDA > Help on Domains > ClearQuest |
RequisitePro |
You can extract information from projects, requirements, and attributes in your RequisitePro database. |
Starting SoDA from Other Rational Products SoDA > Help on Domains > RequisitePro |
Rose |
You can incorporate objects from Rational Rose models in your reporting. Among the objects that you can extract are packages, classes, uses cases, and diagrams. |
Starting SoDA from Other Rational Products SoDA > Help on Domains > Rose |
TestManager |
You can extract information from Rational TestManager projects, builds, and scripts. |
Starting SoDA from Other Rational Products SoDA > Help on Domains > TestManager |
Rational Administrator |
You can extract information from Rational Administrator. |
Starting SoDA from Other Rational Products SoDA > Help on Domains > RAdmin |
SoDA can also report information from these Rational tools, although you cannot run SoDA from them..
Integration |
Description |
Where it is Documented |
Apex NT |
You can incorporate information from Ada units, Configurations, Views, and Subsystems in your SoDA documents. |
SoDA > Help on Domains > Apex NT |
ClearCase |
You can extract version control, activity management, workspace management, and VOB meta-data information from ClearCase. |
SoDA > Help on Domains > ClearCase |
Rose RealTime |
You can incorporate objects from Rational Rose RealTime models in your reporting. Among the objects that you can extract are packages, classes, uses cases, elements, triggers, capsules, and diagrams. |
SoDA > Help on Domains > Rose RealTime |
Rational XDE |
You can incorporate objects from Rational XDE models in your reporting. Among the objects that you can extract are packages, classes, uses cases, and diagrams |
SoDA > Help on Domains > XDE |
You use SoDA to obtain information from these other areas:
Integration |
Description |
Where it is Documented |
Microsoft Project |
You can extract Task and Resource information such as Actual Cost, Actual Start Date, Actual Finish Date, Baseline information, Milestones, Group, and ID from a Microsoft Project plan. |
SoDA > Help on Domains > MSProject |
Microsoft Word |
You can include the contents of Word documents in reporting, as either formatted or unformatted text. |
SoDA > Help on Domains > Word |
File System |
You can incorporate information from your file system in your reports. This information can come from directories, files, or records within files. |
SoDA > Help on Domains > FileSys |