QC IDE Connector Customizer Readme

Software version: 1.2

Publication date: August 2011

This file provides information about QC IDE Connector Customizer 1.2.

What's New in Version 1.2

System Requirements

This section includes supported system configurations for IDE Connector Customizer 1.2 for Quality Center 10.00.

Prerequisites for QC IDE Connector Customizer

Installation Instructions

  1. From the HP Quality Center Add-ins page, navigate to More HP Quality Center Add-ins > QC IDE Connector Customizer.
  2. Follow the installation instructions on the QC IDE Connector Customizer add in page.

    3. A shortcut to the add-in is added to the Programs > HP menu.

Working with QC IDE Connector Customizer

QC IDE Connector Customizer enables you to define field mappings between IDE tasks and Quality Center entities, and to apply workflow rules to IDE Connector.

To work with QC IDE Connector Customizer:

  1. Verify that one of the following is installed on the machine on which you are running QC IDE Connector Customizer:
    • Quality Center 10.00 client.
    • HP Quality Center Connectivity Add-in for Quality Center 10.00. For more information on installing the add-in, refer to the HP Quality Center Installation Guide.
  2. Open QC IDE Connector Customizer and connect to Quality Center.
  3. To retrieve the current settings from the server, click Retrieve Settings.
  4. QC IDE Connector Customizer consists of Requirements, Defects, and Workflow tabs.

    5. For details on working with the Requirements and Defects tabs, see Working with QC IDE Connector Customizer.

    For details on working with the Workflow tab, see Apply Workflow to the IDE Connector.

  5. To close QC IDE Connector Customizer, select Actions > Exit.

Customize Quality Center and IDE Field Mappings

Define field mappings between IDE tasks and Quality Center entities.

  1. Open QC IDE Connector Customizer and connect to Quality Center. For more details, see Working with QC IDE Connector Customizer.
  2. Define fields as described in the following table.

    3. Note: Wherever you are required to type a Quality Center field name, you must use the system field name, not the field label. For example, for the requirement Priority field, type RQ_REQ_PRIORITY.

    Field
    Description
    Status field
    The Quality Center field that corresponds to the task status.
    Note: For requirements, a user-defined lookup list field must be added in Quality Center. For more information on creating user-defined fields, refer to the HP Quality Center Administrator Guide.
    Priority field
    The Quality Center field that corresponds to the task priority.
    Map the priority values in the Priority Value Mapping section.
    Source code information field
    The Quality Center memo field that receives source code information related to activated tasks.
    Note: A user-defined memo field must be added in Quality Center. For more information on creating user-defined fields, refer to the HP Quality Center Administrator Guide.
    Read-only fields
    Quality Center fields that cannot be edited by IDE users. Specify fields that should not be changed in the task.
    Examples: Name; Summary.
    Tip: To list multiple values, separate the values with semicolons (;).
    Hidden requirement types
    Requirement types that are not synchronized with the IDE. Specify requirement types that do not represent actual tasks.
    Examples: Folder; Group.
    Tip: To list multiple values, separate the values with semicolons (;).
    Available from: Requirements tab
    Priority Value Mapping
    For each task priority value, type a corresponding Quality Center priority value, or keep the default values.
    Note: In Eclipse IDE, task priority levels are represented by icons.
    Default QC/ALM Status value for new requirements/ defects
    The initial status of new requirements or defects that are created in Quality Center when you submit new tasks in the IDE.
    The value must be one of the possible values from the Status field lookup list.
    Mark task as completed for following Status values
    Values of the Status field that cause the task to be marked in the IDE as completed.
    Tip: To list multiple values, separate the values with semicolons (;).
    Show RBQM Fields
    Instructs the IDE to display Risk Based Quality Management fields in requirement tasks.
    Available from: Requirements tab


Apply Workflow to the IDE Connector

Upload a workflow file to the server.

Note: A sample workflow script is available on the Tasktop support site.

To apply workflow to the IDE Connector:

  1. Open QC IDE Connector Customizer and connect to Quality Center. For more details, see Working with QC IDE Connector Customizer.
  2. Click the Workflow tab.
  3. To upload a workflow script, click Upload Workflow.

    4. The Apply to Projects dialog box opens. Select the projects in the current domain to which you want to apply the settings, and click Apply.

    The Select workflow script dialog box opens, enabling you to select a workflow file from your file system.

    Notes:

    • The file must have the .js extension.
    • If a workflow file was previously uploaded to the server, uploading a workflow file overwrites the existing workflow.
  4. To edit the workflow script currently installed on the server, click Download Workflow.

    5. Select the location to which you want to save the workflow script.

    After you download the workflow script, you can edit the script, and upload it again.

  5. Use the buttons as described in the following table:
    Button
    Description
    Upload Workflow
    Opens the Upload workflow script dialog box, enabling you to select a workflow file from your file system.
    The file must have the .js extension.
    If a workflow file was previously uploaded to the server, uploading a workflow file overwrites the existing workflow.
    Download Workflow
    Opens the Download workflow script dialog box, enabling you to download the existing workflow script on the server to a selected location. After you download the workflow script, you can edit the script, and upload it again.
    Remove Workflow
    Enables you to remove the workflow script from the server.
    Select the projects from which you want to remove the workflow.


Notes and Limitations

This section includes notes and limitations to consider when working with QC IDE Connector Customizer.

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