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Working with Rational ClearQuest

This appendix describes how to use Quality Center Synchronizer to work with synchronization links between Quality Center and Rational ClearQuest.

This appendix includes:

➤Guidelines for Working with Rational ClearQuest on page 111

➤Quality Center Synchronizer Settings for ClearQuest on page 115

➤Migrating Links from the Mercury Quality Center Defects Synchronizer for Rational ClearQuest on page 117

Guidelines for Working with Rational ClearQuest

Before you begin using Quality Center Synchronizer with ClearQuest, make sure that you follow these guidelines to customize your Quality Center project and ClearQuest database:

➤In ClearQuest, the Submitter field and the Submit_date field are given default values when an entity is created. It is recommended that you map the corresponding Quality Center fields to these fields to make sure that they contain the correct data. If these field are set as Read only, it is recommended that you set them to Mandatory to enable you to map data to them.

➤ClearQuest’s default configuration imposes restrictions on the permissible state changes. This may prevent the Synchronizer from being able to synchronize the defect. For more information, see “Configuring the Permissible State Changes” on page 112.

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