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2017 June

Using Visual Studio’s built-in diff/merge tool with Rational Team Concert

The IBM Rational Team Concert client for Microsoft Visual Studio IDE comes with a default file compare utility, but also allows you to use any external compare tool of your choice.  The compare utility that you use will come up in a separate window that you’d need to switch to in order to perform the […]

IBM’s CLM solution supports SAFe® 4.5 today!

If you are a SAFe groupie like I am, you know by now that a new version of the Scaled Agile Framework® was introduced last week by Scaled Agile, Inc.. For those of you whose lives don’t revolve around SAFe, I’ll provide a quick summary before explaining how the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management  […]

RPE Document Generation for JSON data with support for JIRA

The JSON data format is widely accepted and used for exchanging data in today’s world. Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) previously was able to generate documents from tools that exposed data in XML format. With RPE 2.1.2, documents can be generated consuming data in JSON format. There is absolutely no change in the user experience for adding schema, […]

Generate comparison document with Rational Publishing Engine

With Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) 2.1.2, you can generate comparison documents which compare two documents of different versions. The differential document is similar to making changes to the document when “Track Changes” is enabled in Microsoft Word to track formatting changes, additions and deletions of content, comments, etc. Some of the basic use cases include: […]

JRS Report Builder: Streamlining multi-value enumerations in reports

There may be times when you might have a custom attribute for an artifact where users can choose more than one value. The Report Builder in Jazz Reporting Service (JRS) displays by default these custom attributes with multiple values in separate lines. But, what if you want to streamline your report display by showing the values […]

What’s new in Jazz Reporting Service 6.0.4

We are excited to announce Jazz Reporting Service (JRS) v6.0.4 which focuses on usability and serviceability improvements. You can upgrade to the latest JRS version to take advantage of these improvements: Easy assembly of nested condition groups: Until now, when you wanted to build a report, you could only group conditions using AND or OR. Combining groups […]

What’s new in Rational Publishing Engine 2.1.2

We’ve been busy working on three themes in IBM Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) v2.1.2 : Extend the reach to allow non-Rational applications to be used in the document generation ecosystem. Support customers interested in providing access to document generation to everyday users via RPE Document Builder. Invest in ease of use for everyday users, as well […]

Rational Team Concert 6.0.4 introduces support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017

Microsoft announced Visual Studio 2017 general availability this year, and we are excited to share that starting with the Rational Team Concert 6.0.4 release, Rational Team Concert is integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. Unlike previous versions, Visual Studio 2017 came with some breaking changes to the extensibility mechanism which made it more than just […]

What’s new in Rational Quality Manager 6.0.4

IBM Rational Quality Manager (RQM) v6.0.4 continues the series of enhancements to the manual testing capability started with v6.0.2 and v6.0.3, and then adds a wealth of other new features such as the test result roll-up or baselines. Manual Testing In RQM, the description of a test is split between two main artifacts linked together: a […]

What’s new in Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.0.4

We’ve put a lot of effort in to the enhancements to IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.0.4, including the following.  For more in-depth detail, see the New &  Noteworthy. Advancing requirements configuration management Understanding requirements history and audit trail has been, and continues to be, a fundamental need for requirements management practices. With the introduction of […]

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