Appendix A • Working with Rational ClearQuest
ClearQuest Connection Properties
The following settings are available when connecting to a ClearQuest endpoint. For more information on defining the connection settings to endpoints, see “Creating Links” on page 45.
➤User name. The user name for a ClearQuest user. This user must have one or more of the following event permissions: defect creation, defect modification, and defect deletion. The permissions needed depend on the event options defined in the Events tab.
➤Password. The password for the user you specified.
➤Database. The ClearQuest user database that contains the data you want to synchronize with Quality Center.
➤SchemaRepository. The schema repository containing the schema for the type of ClearQuest entity you want to synchronize.
ClearQuest Mandatory and Recommended Fields
Quality Center Synchronizer assigns one of the following levels to each field: Mandatory, Recommended, and Optional. For a ClearQuest endpoint, Quality Center Synchronizer assigns the level as follows:
➤Mandatory. The field is required for records in the Submitted state.
➤Recommended. The field is not required for records in the Submitted state, but is required for records of some other state.
➤Optional. The field is not required for records in any state.
Important: When you create a record in ClearQuest with a particular state, you must assign values to all fields that are required for that state.
Quality Center Synchronizer can create records in ClearQuest in any state, even without assigning values to all required fields for the state. However, to avoid the creation of records in ClearQuest that do not have values for all required fields, it is highly recommended that you map all Recommended fields in ClearQuest to fields in Quality Center.
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