RTC New LinkType help needed

| never mind

the <itemreferencetype

MUST BE mixed case
itemReferenceType
(watch out, the forum mucks with the text if there are <)
your link types are working on my system now with that change. I compared line for line with mine till I found it.

you  must install this in every eclipse client AND on the server.

I have played a lot with linktypes..

here is one of mine, mapping 'fixed in/resolving defects and 'found in/discovered defects' for defects.
(watch out for the <BR> tags in the xml, added by the forum tool, not me)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?eclipse version="3.4"?>
<plugin>
   <extension
         point="com.ibm.team.repository.common.linkTypes">
       <linkType
             constrained="false"
             id="com.xxx.workitem.linktype.foundin"
             internal="false">
          <target>
             <endpoint
                   displayName="Found In"
                   id="foundin.delivery"
                   multiplicity="0..n">
                <itemReferenceType
                      itemTypeName="WorkItem"
                      packageURI="com.ibm.team.workitem"/>
             </endpoint>
          </target>
          <source>
             <endpoint
                   displayName="Occurring Defect(s)"
                   id="workitem.defect"
                   multiplicity="0..n">
                <itemReferenceType
                      itemTypeName="WorkItem"
                      packageURI="com.ibm.team.workitem">
                </itemReferenceType>
             </endpoint>
          </source>
       </linkType>
   </extension>
  <extension
         point="com.ibm.team.repository.common.linkTypes">
       <linkType
             constrained="false"
             id="com.xxx.workitem.linktype.fixedin"
             internal="false">
          <target>
             <endpoint
                   displayName="Fixed In"
                   id="fixedin.delivery"
                   multiplicity="0..n">
                <itemReferenceType
                      itemTypeName="WorkItem"
                      packageURI="com.ibm.team.workitem"/>
             </endpoint>
          </target>
          <source>
             <endpoint
                   displayName="Resolved Defect(s)"
                   id="workitem.defect"
                   multiplicity="0..n">
                <itemReferenceType
                      itemTypeName="WorkItem"
                      packageURI="com.ibm.team.workitem">
                </itemReferenceType>
             </endpoint>
          </source>
       </linkType>
   </extension>  
</plugin>

create a plugin project, set the build path to require com.ibm.team.repository.common.
then add an extension of 'com.ibm.team.repository.common.linkTypes'
then cut/paste the above xml into the plugin.xml.

then save
create a plugin feature project pointing to this project
then create an update site project pointing to the feature.
edit the site.xml, synchronize plugins, and then build.
find the site directory in the eclipse project workspace, and copy it out to your server in some update site under server/conf/sites
the directory ABOVE features/plugins is what u want.
then the u have to add the provisioning profile to the server/conf/ccm/provisioning_profiles  folder
like this one
for the stock update site.
url=file:ccm/sites/rtc-commons-update-site
featureid=com.ibm.team.rtc.update.site.content.rtc.feature

you need to reset the server and restart it. if you do NOT reset, the plugin
will NOT be loaded. (same to unload it)..

the server plugin only affects the web UI.

this same directory tree is the update site for eclipse.
the plugin MUST be installed for all clients that intend to see the data.
(otherwise the links look like 'related')
this plugin install affects the Add button for workitems.

as u already mentioned, the quick links can be used to show the correct text
in the workitem overview page.

note that these linktypes are SERVER wide, and affect ALL workitems equally.
(so, altho mine specifically are linked semantically to defects and releases,
they show up for tasks, and storys, and epics) that is because they are targeted at
com.ibm.team.workitem. (because all workitems are com.ibm.team.workitem,
and there is no discrete class for specific workitemTypes, you can't target lower).

let me know if I can help more..

Sam

these two UI's are completely separated..

the Eclipse UI is controlled by the plugin there, (on the web these will look like 'related' workitems.

the Web UI is controlled by the plugin installed on the server. gotta make sure to do a cold start of the server to load the plugin..  note that a plugin built with the wrong classes WILL load on the client, but till NOT load on the server.

the app server logs will tell you if there is a class file loading problem.  and the plugins have to be installed in the CCM app instance..

cold start is https://serveraddress/ccm/admin/cmd/requestReset

then shutdown and restart the server

Sam

 Hi,

The answer above from Sam Detweiler works.

 <extension 
         point="com.ibm.team.repository.common.linkTypes"> 
       <linkType 
             constrained="false" 
             id="com.xxx.workitem.linktype.fixedin" 
             internal="false">