DM and RM bi-directional links

Hi Gabriel,
'Derives' link type is available on RM requirements, but when I try to create such links, I have no opportunity to select DM project area and artifact (

What is shown when selecting Create link of Derives type ?

There is only a possibility to choose another RM artifact as a link. Other JTS applications are unable to be chosen.

Hi Andrey,

thanks a lot for your tip. Indeed, the 'Derives From' link type has a 'No reverse link' option in my project area properties. I have another JTS installation, where the behavior of 'Derives From' links is bi-directional. Now I can compare the configurations and maybe find a solution. If I succeed, I will definitely post it.

Hi Dmitry,

I am adding a screenshot of the Derive From link type in DM for documentation purposes.


The bidirectional is I believe achieve by the RM and/or DM being able to query each other for links.
I have just tried a 4.0.5 installation I have here, and you should indeed be able to see the link in RM (as Derives type) if you have created it from DM (Derives from type) and vice versa.

Regards,
François

Hi Francois,

Maybe my problem is caused by the fact that I cannot link DM artifacts from RM. I tried to add a new association to the RM project area 'Associations' section, but I couldn't add an association of 'Uses' type - the 'Provides' one is only available for the /dm application. Do you have any ideas what could be done to allow RM to see DM project areas and artifacts?

Thank you

Hi Dmitry,

The association from RM should always be shown as a "Provides" (at least on my installation)

while from DM, you can choose between "Provides" and "Uses"


Are you completely enabled the create the association?
Check if the friendship is correctly setup?
There should be an entry in the JTS consumer inbound admin page for the DM root services which matches the entry for the RM rootservices in the DM friendship admin page.
Here is what I see on my 4.0.5 installation (I have not yet tried 4.0.6).
JTS inbound consumers:


DM friends:


May be you can give add screenshots of what you see?
Else, check the jts.log, rm.log and the dm.log for potential errors ?

François

Hi François,

thanks a lot for your great answers and support. My settings seem to be correct, they are like yours. I suppose there is some internal error in our JTS installation. I wouldn't like to waste your time until me and my colleagues try to analyse logs and configuration and compare working and non-working installations.
I have only one little question. Is it possible on your installation to add DM links when working with RM artifacts? On my installation, when I try to create a link, only artifacts from other RM projects are available to choose (sorry for screenshot absence, my reputation points aren't enough yet to upload images).

Best regards,
Dmitry