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HP Quality Center Synchronizer
Software Version: 1.20
User’s Guide
Document Release Date: June 2008
Software Release Date: June 2008
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Table of Contents Welcome to This Guide .........................................................................7 Using This Guide...................................................................................7 Chapter 1: Installing Quality Center Synchronizer...............................9 The Installation Process.......................................................................10 The Quality Center Synchronizer System...........................................11 System Configuration
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Table of Contents Chapter 4: Working with Quality Center Synchronizer .....................83 Viewing Link Details ...........................................................................84 Running Link Tasks.............................................................................89 Viewing Task Run History...................................................................93 Viewing Task Run Reports...................................................................95 Editing Synchronizati
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Welcome to This Guide Welcome to HP Quality Center Synchronizer. Quality Center Synchronizer enables you to synchronize Quality Center data with data in another application. For example, you can synchronize defects with Rational ClearQuest and synchronize requirements with Rational RequisitePro. This guide describes how to install and configure Quality Center Synchronizer, how to create and manage synchronization links, and how to run tasks on these links. Note: The usage of HP Quality Ce
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Welcome to This Guide Chapter 3 Creating Synchronization Links Describes how to create synchronization links for synchronizing data between Quality Center and other applications. Chapter 4 Working with Quality Center Synchronizer Describes how to run tasks on synchronization links, manage synchronization links, and configure Quality Center Synchronizer. Appendix A Working with Rational ClearQuest Describes notes and limitations specific to syncing defects with Quality Center Synchronizer and
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1 Installing Quality Center Synchronizer This chapter describes how to install Quality Center Synchronizer. This chapter includes: ➤ The Installation Process on page 10 ➤ The Quality Center Synchronizer System on page 11 ➤ System Configurations on page 12 ➤ Installing the Quality Center Synchronizer Server on page 15 ➤ Installing the Quality Center Synchronizer Client on page 24 ➤ Starting and Stopping the Quality Center Synchronizer Service on page 25 ➤ Starting the Quality Cente
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Chapter 1 • Installing Quality Center Synchronizer The Installation Process Installing and starting Quality Center Synchronizer involves the following steps: 1 Review the Synchronizer system structure to plan the installation in your network. For more information, see “The Quality Center Synchronizer System” on page 11. 2 Make sure that your system meets the minimum requirements. For more information on the minimum requirements for the Synchronizer server and client machines, and the supp
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Chapter 1 • Installing Quality Center Synchronizer The Quality Center Synchronizer System This section describes how the Synchronizer system is structured, and how synchronization link data is stored. The following diagram illustrates the Quality Center Synchronizer network configuration: Endpoint 1 (Quality Center) Quality Center Synchronizer Client SOAP/HTTP Quality Center Synchronizer Server Endpoint 2 11
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Chapter 1 • Installing Quality Center Synchronizer The Synchronizer contains the following components: ➤ Quality Center Synchronizer Client. Displays current links, and provides a user interface for the user to create and manage links, and run link tasks. Sends requests from the user to the Synchronizer server. Communicates with the Quality Center Synchronizer server using the SOAP protocol over HTTP. ➤ Quality Center Synchronizer Server. Synchronizes data between Quality Center and other a
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Chapter 1 • Installing Quality Center Synchronizer Server System Configurations You must install the Quality Center Synchronizer server on a dedicated server machine that meets the following requirements: ➤ The Quality Center Synchronizer server machine must not be used as Quality Center, Quality Center Dashboard, or other endpoint server. ➤ The Quality Center Synchronizer server cannot be installed on a machine that already has a separate PostgreSQL installation. The Quality Center Synchron
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Chapter 1 • Installing Quality Center Synchronizer Client System Configurations Following are the system requirements for the Quality Center Synchronizer client. Pentium III or equivalent x86 compatible processor minimum CPU 512 MB minimum Memory (RAM) 4 MB minimum Free Disk Space ➤ Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 ➤ Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Operating System ➤ Microsoft Windows 2003 Server with Service Pack 2 ➤ Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or l
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Chapter 1 • Installing Quality Center Synchronizer Installing the Quality Center Synchronizer Server This section explains how to install and configure the Synchronizer server. This section includes the following topics: ➤ “Server Installation Notes and Guidelines” on page 15 ➤ “Installing the Synchronizer Server” on page 16 ➤ “Verifying User Permissions for Service Logon” on page 22 ➤ “Troubleshooting the Server Configuration” on page 23 Server Installation Notes and Guidelines Consider the fol
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Chapter 1 • Installing Quality Center Synchronizer Installing the Synchronizer Server This section explains how to install the Synchronizer server. To install the Synchronizer server: 1 Uninstall any previous versions of the Synchronizer server. For more information, see “Uninstalling Quality Center Synchronizer” on page 29. 2 Open your Web browser and type your HP Quality Center URL: http://[<:port number>]/qcbin. The HP Quality Center Options window opens. 16
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Chapter 1 • Installing Quality Center Synchronizer 3 Click the Add-ins Page link. The HP Quality Center Add-ins page opens. 4 Click the More HP Quality Center Add-ins link. The More HP Quality Center Add-ins page opens. 5 Under Quality Center Administrator Add-ins, under Synchronization Tool Add-ins, click the Quality Center Synchronizer link. The Quality Center Synchronizer page opens. 6 Right-click the Download Quality Center Synchronizer Server link and click Save Target As. The Save
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Chapter 1 • Installing Quality Center Synchronizer 10 The Installation Location dialog box opens. In the Directory Name box, specify the location where you want to install the Synchronizer. You can click the Browse button, select a location, and click Open. Click Next. 11 The Summary Information dialog box opens. Click Next to start the installation process. 12 When the installation process completes, the Installation Complete dialog box opens. Click Finish to proceed to the server confi
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Chapter 1 • Installing Quality Center Synchronizer 13 The Synchronizer Server Configuration wizard opens. The configuration wizard installs and configures the PostgreSQL database management system, and creates a service on the Synchronizer server machine. Click Next. 19
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Chapter 1 • Installing Quality Center Synchronizer 14 The Service Configuration dialog box opens. Enter the User Name, Password, and Domain for a user with administrator permissions. The user must have permissions to log on as a service. This user must also have the required settings to use endpoint connectivity. For more information about permissions to log on as a service, see “Verifying User Permissions for Service Logon” on page 22. For more information on endpoint connectivity, refer t
