Lesson 3: Connect to the IBM Rational solution for CLM server
In the previous lesson you created the consumer secret and consumer key. In this lesson, you will use that information in Focal Point to establish a connection to the IBM Rational solution for CLM applications.
Video: How to connect Focal Point to the IBM Rational solution for CLM server
2 Get valid login credentials for the IBM Rational solution for CLM applications.
3 Log in to Focal Point as Tim Jeffs who has administrator rights to configure the integration.
4 On the menu bar, click the user name which, in this case, is Tim Jeffs. Then, click Administration. On the Application tab, click Friends(Outbound).
5 Click Add friend.
6 For the Requirements Management application, provide the following information:
Field
Do this
Name
Type:
RRC
Root Services URI
Type:
https://<hostname>:<portnumber>/rm/rootservices
Security type
Select OAuth.
Consumer Key
Specify the consumer key that you created for the Requirements Management application in a previous lesson. The consumer key is formatted like this:
670db08a94654b559ae87545a8ac5715
Consumer Secret
Type:
FP
7 Click Test Connection. Click Yes in the confirmation window displayed. When prompted, log on to the CLM application. The results of the test are displayed in the Add Friend window. Click Save.
8 For the Change and Configuration Management application, provide the following information:
Field
Do this
Name
Type RTC
Root services URI
To connect to the Change and Configuration Management application, type one of these values:
Version 2 (all releases)
https://<hostname>:<portnumber>/jazz/rootservices
Version 3 (all releases)
https://<hostname>:<portnumber>/ccm/rootservices
Consumer Key and Secret
Specify the values that created for the Change and Configuration Management application in a previous lesson.
9 Test the connection, and then save.
Lesson checkpoint
In this lesson, you learned to add the IBM Rational solution for CLM applications as friends in Focal Point.