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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

We’ve been busy working on three themes in IBM Rational Team Concert v6.0.4 : Enable horizontal scaling so deployments can expand and load balance thousands of users. Support the rigor of complex mission critical software development where reuse, traceability and the ability to ensure exactly what goes into a release is paramount. Invest in ease […]

Since the initial delivery of  IBM’s support for scaled agile methodology based on Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) 4.0 in Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) 6.0.3, we’ve been working to improve some of the capabilities and build great reports so that your scaled agile transformation can progress as smoothly as possible. Some of the changes come directly […]

Now that Rational Team Concert (RTC) integrates with Git as an alternative source control provider, we sometimes get asked about our source control management (SCM) strategy. Why Git? Does that mean we’re not going to invest in RTC’s built-in SCM long term? How do they play together? This blog is intended to dispel any such […]

Inserting a file as an object into the Word output document offers several advantages over hyperlinks. First, users can transfer output documents with embedded objects (compound Word document) to other computers or mail them without breaking any links. Second, users can edit embedded objects without changing the content of the original. Sometimes, this separation is precisely […]

Imagine the challenges of rolling out a new agile planning tool to thousands of developers. Or to onboard new developers quickly in your agile and lean teams. Imagine the productivity gain with quick and effective scrums and easy triaging of defects. Imagine being on top of your personal work schedule, always … When we brainstormed […]

Not long ago, I wanted to build a live-edge table for my dining room. I have some tools and a plan on how to build the table; I don’t own a planer, table saw, or have enough space to do the work in my modest, Toronto semi-detached house. I thought of buying the tools for […]

Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) 1.3 and above was already capable of configuration-aware document generation. With Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) 6.0.3, we can use configurations of separate components in the project area to achieve re-usability. Rational DOORS Next Generation (RDNG) and Rational Quality Manager (RQM) offer the reusable solution. With RPE 1.3 (yes, 1.3) and above, we can generate […]