Extending product function : Setting up the IT portfolio management workspace : Setting up the IT portfolio management workspace template : Integrating with IBM Rational products : Focal Point® attributes for CLM integration
  
Focal Point® attributes for CLM integration
The IT portfolio management template uses most of the attributes that are supported in the integration. When you integrate with a Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) system, you handle the same project information from a portfolio and a project perspective. As part of the setup, you must specify integration attribute aliases in Focal Point®, that are recognized by both products.
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Attribute names can differ in the products. However, to share and update the content of the integration attributes, all integration attributes must use the specified aliases. When you create a project, these Focal Point® attributes are sent to the CLM system:
 
Module
Attribute
Attribute type
Alias
Name in CLM (Formal Project Management Template)
Comments
Projects
Title
Text
-
Project area name
The name of the project in Focal Point® will be the name of the project area in CLM system.
Projects
Target Start
Date
Date
Proposed
Start
Start Date
The start date is the iteration start date. In CLM, this date is visible in Project-Administration > Time-line editor.
Projects
Target End
Date
Date
Proposed
Finish
Finish Date
The finish date is the iteration finish date. In the CLM system, this date is visible in Project-Administration > Time-line editor.
Projects
Business Needs
Incoming Links
Tasks
Plan Item, Task, Defect, and so on.
A work item type, such as Plan item, Story, or Defect. Defined by the process template in the CLM system.
Projects
Link to
Implementation
Project
URL
Project
MgmtURI
-
A navigation web link to the project in the plan view in the CLM system.
Projects
Implementation
Project URI
URL
Project
MgmtSyncURI
-
A hidden mandatory link that is used for integration.
Business Needs
Title
Text
-
Work item Summary
The name of each business need in Focal Point® will be the summary for the work item in CLM system.
Business Needs
Description
Text
-
Work item Description
The description of each business need in Focal Point® will be the description for the work item in CLM system.
When you create a project, links to the project in the CLM system are created:
▪ The Link to Implementation Project attribute for a project in Focal Point® contains a visible link to the project.
▪ The Implementation Project URI attribute in the Projects module contains the integration connector link, which is mandatory for the integration. This attribute is hidden from users, and the link does not direct you to the project in the CLM system.
See
Integrating with IBM Rational products