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Update project
When you update a project, the following attributes in Focal Point® are updated with data from the CLM system.
The Planned Effort, Actual Effort, and Work Item State attributes for the business needs are updated through a business rule in Focal Point® by default called XPathValueFetcher. There are two methods to retrieve the Planned Effort, Actual Effort and Work Item State for business needs module.
If you integrate only the business needs with the CLM system and not the projects, the business rule will be used. The Planned Effort, Actual Effort, and Work Item State attributes will be updated automatically on a daily basis, and the attributes will be populated with the live data from the CLM tool.
If you integrate both the projects and the business needs with the CLM system and you update the project, the business rule will be overwritten. You must update the values manually by updating the project. The Planned Effort, Actual Effort, and Work Item State attributes will contain the values from the latest snapshot date instead of the live data.
 
Module
Attribute
Attribute type
Alias
Name in CLM (Formal Project Management Template)
Comments
Projects
Total Planned Effort
Integer
PlannedEffort
Planned Effort
The planned effort in the CLM system is shown as a progress bar in the iteration plan view in the Eclipse client. In the web client, the planned effort is in the iteration plan list view.
Projects
Total Actual Effort
Integer
ActualWork
Actual Effort
The actual effort in the CLM system is shown as a progress bar in the iteration plan view in the Eclipse client. In the web client, the actual effort is in the iteration plan list view.
Projects
Planned Start Date
Date
PlannedStart
Planned Start
The planned start date is in the iteration plan list view in the CLM system.
Projects
Planned End Date
Date
PlannedFinish
Planned Finish
The planned end date is in the iteration plan lists view in the CLM system.
Projects
Last Snapshot Date
Date
SnapshotDate
Snapshot creation date
Before an update from the CLM system can be done in Focal Point®, you must take a snapshot in the CLM system. The date of the snapshot is shown in Focal Point® after the update.
Projects
Completeness (%)
Integer
PercentComplete
Percent Complete
The progress of all the business needs are rolled up and displayed as the project completeness in the CLM system. For example, 34% or 78%.
Business Needs
Planned Effort
Integer
Planned
Effort
Estimate / Correction
The estimate in the CLM system is shown as the planned effort in Focal Point®. If a correction is entered, the estimate is overridden.
Business Needs
Actual Effort
Integer
Actual
Work
Time Spent
The time spent in the CLM system is shown as the actual effort in Focal Point®.
Business Needs
Planned Start Date
Date
Planned
Start
Planned Start
The planned start date has information from the work item timeline in the Gantt view (plan details) in the CLM system.
Business Needs
Actual Start Date
Date
Actual
Start
Actual Start
The actual start date has information from the work item timeline in the Gantt view (plan details) in the CLM system.
Business Needs
Planned End Date
Date
Planned
Finish
Planned Finish
The planned end date is populated with information from the work item timeline in the Gantt view (plan details) in the CLM system.
Business Needs
Actual End Date
Date
Actual
Finish
Actual Finish
The actual end date is populated with information from the work item timeline in the Gantt view (plan details) in the CLM system.
Business Needs
Last Snapshot Date
Date
SnapshotDate
Snapshot creation date
The last snapshot date for a business need will be the same date as for the project that it is related to.
Business Needs
Completeness (%)
Integer
Percent
Complete
Percent Complete
The progress of all the children work items are rolled up and is displayed as percentage completeness in the CLM system. For example, 34% or 78%.
Business Needs
Work Items
Integration Link
WorkItem
-
The work items attribute in Focal Point® links to the work item in the CLM system.
Business Needs
Work Item State
Text
State
Status
The state of the work item in the CLM system.
See
Integrating with IBM Rational products