You can export a project and its related business needs from Focal Point to the Change and Configuration Management application of Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management for project execution. The export creates a project area and work items for each business need. A link to the new project is created and displayed in Focal Point.
Before you begin
Before you export projects, set up the integration by specifying the integration attributes. You must have the required permissions to create the project area in the Change and Configuration Management application.
To export projects and business needs
1 In Focal Point, open the workspace that contains the project to export.
2 Click Display, and then select the view that contains the project to export.
Ensure that the project view has a view command for creating projects in Jazz.
3 Click .
4 Select the friends list server; enter your Jazz login credentials; and then click Log In.
5 Select the required process template.
The project area that is created is based on the selected process template.
6 Select the required work item type.
All the business needs are created as work items of the selected type.
7 Select an owner for the work items.
8 Click Create.
If a new business need is added to a project, you can create a work item in the Change and Configuration Management application from the business need element.
Results
In the Change and Configuration Management application, a project area, a top iteration, and a release plan that correspond to the project are created. For each business need, work items are created in the Change and Configuration Management application. After the export is complete, the Project URI field is updated with the URI of the new project. To open the project, click the link. For the business needs that are exported as work items, you can create related work items in the Change and Configuration Management application.
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