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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

We’re thrilled to announce that IBM Quick Deployer version 1.3 is available, free to download and use from Jazz.net under a “Non-warranted Program” license. IBM Quick Deployer is installation and deployment automation for IBM’s Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) and Continuous Engineering (CE) Solutions 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1 and CLM 6.0 on Red Hat Linux 6.6+ using […]

In this post, I am going to highlight three key enhancements to IBM Rational Quality Manager 6.0.3 that will make a difference for many of you: customization of manual test scripts, artifact comparison, and components.  For a complete enhancement list and more details about the content of this release, please see the New & Noteworthy. […]

I’m pleased to announce that Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) 6.0.3 is now available for download — along with IBM Internet of Things continuous engineering solution 6.0.3, which is a superset of CLM.  Our largest focus area this release has been improving simplicity and productivity for practitioners. You’ll see that in these highlights: Configuration Management: It’s now […]

IBM introduced versions and configuration management for requirement and testing artifacts in Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) 6.0 – but up to now, the unit of configuration was the project area. In 6.0.3 (in Release Candidate 3 as I write this), you can create smaller components and configuration. This article shows how this new capability gives […]