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This plug-in describes the process of evaluating, recommending, acquiring, installing, configuring, fielding and evolving commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) package solutions.
You must have IBM® Rational® Method Composer Version 7.5 installed to use this plug-in.
The IBM Rational Unified Process (RUP) for commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Package Delivery plug-in addresses the needs of IBM customers who demand process guidance in their projects in order to evaluate, recommend, acquire, install, configure, field and evolve COTS Package Solutions.
A COTS Package refers to a software product that:
- is supplied by a vendor
- is sold, leased, or licensed to an acquirer
- is used without modification of its code
- may be tailored to be integrated into the acquirer environment
- is supported and evolved by the vendor, who retains the intellectual property rights
For instance, a COTS package can be an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) package, a CRM (Customer Relationship Management package), or other commercial-off-the-shelf software that satisfies the previous definition.
A COTS Package Solution is the integrated assembly of one or more:
- COTS packages or COTS package components
- legacy systems (piece of the systems being replaced)
- reuse libraries and other reuse sources (e.g., freeware, shareware)
- any required custom code (including wrappers and "glue")
- appropriate linkage to the broader organization's architecture with which the solution must interface
- changes to the end-user business processes necessary to match the processes provided in the COTS packages
The plug-in allows various levels of formality depending on the acquiring organization's needs. For instance, it provides the flexibility to decide whether or not to use some elements that are mandatory by law in some industries (for example, Request for Information and Request for Proposal). The plug-in is based on the Evolutionary Process for Integrating COTS-based systems (EPIC) methodology developed by Carnegie Mellon University - Software Engineering Institute (CMU-SEI).
RUP Base version: Rational Unified Process Version 7.0.1
Supported: Yes, by IBM
Copyright and licensing info: Copyright © IBM Corporation, 1987, 2008
The Rational Method Composer license applies to this plug-in.
Last modified: December 2008, upgraded to RMC 7.5.
To download the plug-in and import it into a Rational Method Composer library, follow these instructions:
- Download the file and extract the contents of the zip file to a convenient location.
- Start Rational Method Composer and open a Library based on
library.7.5that was shipped with Rational Method Composer V7.5. - Select File > Import to launch the Import Wizard.
- On the Select page in the Wizard, select Method Plug-ins and click Next.
- Browse to the location where you extracted the plug-in and select the directory with the plug-in zip file name, click OK and then Next.
- Choose the Import option: Ignore and remove unresolved references and click Next.
- Check the box next to the plug-in name and click Finish.
- If you receive any warning messages about overwriting a current plug-in, accept the warning, click OK.
- If you do not have a backup copy of your current library, it is advisable to make a backup copy before importing the plug-in. Click Yes when asked to make a backup copy of your library.
- The plug-in will be imported into your library and you will see it in the Library View.
Note: Some packages changed in release V2.1.1 of this plug-in. If your library includes configurations that reference a previous version of this plug-in, you should edit those configurations to ensure that all desired packages in this newer version have been selected.
- Select Configuration > Publish.
- Choose
HTMLformat and click Next. - Choose the COTS Package Delivery configuration and click Next.
- Choose Publish the entire configuration and click Next.
- Enter COTS Package Delivery in the Title field.
- Set the Feedback URL field to 'mailto:rupfeed@us.ibm.com' or to your local contact point.
- Locate the RUP Banner in your library here:
core.base_rup\guidances\supportingmaterials\resources\rup_banner.jpg - Review and adjust as desired selections for the rest of the Publishing Options and click Next. Suggested items are as follows:
- Publish glossary and index
- Publish activity detail diagrams that have not been manually created
- Publish activity diagrams for unmodified activity extensions
- Show task descriptors in navigation trees
- Include method content in descriptor pages
- Include links to related descriptors in role, task and work product pages
- Default tab for the activity pages: Work Breakdown Structure
- Select a destination directory and website format and click Finish.
| Description | Name | Size | Download method |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUP for COTS Package Delivery Plug-in V2.1.1 | extend.cots_2.1.1_rmc7.5.zip | 1,400KB | HTTP |
Information about download methods
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- To download the plug-ins for Rational Method Composer Version 7.5, visit the Rational Method Composer Version 7.5 plug-ins page on developerWorks Rational.
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