Managing Change in Visual Studio with Rational ClearQuest
Welcome to the IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® integration with Microsoft® Visual
Studio.
This integration adds Rational defect
and change tracking tools to the Visual Studio development environment with Rational ClearQuest Client for Visual
Studio .NET.
Getting Started
The Rational ClearQuest Client for Visual Studio .NET software
enables you to use Rational tools directly in Microsoft Visual Studio without
leaving the integrated development environment (IDE). Use the following suggestions
to get started.
Using Rational ClearQuest in Visual Studio
IBM Rational ClearQuest helps you track the changes to your application
or component during each phase of the development cycle.
Setting ClearQuest Options
By default, the installation of the Rational ClearQuest Client
for Visual Studio .NET enhances parts of the Microsoft Visual Studio graphical
user interface with Rational defect tracking features, giving you more direct
access to Rational ClearQuest Client functionality.
You can modify integration options in the Actions Options window.
User Interface Reference
Rational ClearQuest functions
have been added to some of the Microsoft Visual Studio menus, toolbars,
and windows. In addition, the Rational software
integration adds some entirely new features to the graphical user interface
(GUI).