About the Report Server for ClearQuest

The Report Server for ClearQuest is a Web component that allows you to manage and run ClearQuest data-pull reports.

You can design Rational ClearQuest data-pull reports by using the Crystal Reports or BIRT reporting system. Then, reports can be uploaded to the Report Server for ClearQuest.

Report management services provided by the Report Server for ClearQuest include basic management of user accounts, access control for reports, and folder management. Report-running services include running reports, printing reports, creating report snapshots for BIRT reports, and exporting reports to PDF format or Microsoft Word documents.

You can access the Report Server for ClearQuest from the Rational ClearQuest Client, Rational ClearQuest Client for Eclipse, Rational ClearQuest Web client, or directly from a Web browser.

With the Report Server for ClearQuest, you can organize reports in folder structures and save instances of reports as snapshots. Folders are created through the Report Server interface.

Snapshots are saved representations of formatted report output. They are stored in the Apache Derby database embedded in the Report Server for ClearQuest. Depending on your level of security privileges, you can share snapshots with others or designate them as private.

Security for report viewing, generation, and management is provided by user authentication through a ClearQuest database.

The following figure illustrates the general structure and operating flow of the Report Server for ClearQuest.
  1. User credentials are verified by the Rational ClearQuest database when you log on to the Report Servers and when connecting to data sources that use the Rational ClearQuest Reporting driver. Your permissions for accessing, running, and sharing reports is determined by the permissions associated with your Rational ClearQuest account.
  2. Optionally, you can upload report designs from your local file system to the report server. Or, you may choose to work with a report previously stored in the report server's local database.
  3. Report queries are run against one or more Rational ClearQuest data sources as defined in the report design.
  4. Reports are stored in the local Derby database and can be organized into folders.
  5. Finished reports can be saved locally, shared it with others, or exported in a PDF or Microsoft Word format.

The Report Server for ClearQuest runs on a subset of the platforms supported by Rational ClearQuest. For complete information, see http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=swg21294762 .

ClearQuest MultiSite replication of reports stored by the Report Server for ClearQuest is not supported. For information on deploying the Report Server in ClearQuest MultiSite configuration, see Deployment configuration for Rational ClearQuest MultiSite installations.


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