Understanding IBM Rational SoDA

Instructional exercises for new SoDA users

IBM Rational (dwinfo@us.ibm.com), Staff, IBM Rational

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Summary: This series of instructional exercises helps new SoDA users to learn the basics

Date: 26 Jul 2005
Level: Intermediate
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IBM® Rational® SoDA® is a completely customizable environment and because of this it is sometimes difficult to know where to get started. IBM Rational has developed a series of instructional exercises that will help a new SoDA user learn the basics. While most of these exercises were developed to be completed independently, some do depend on the successful completion of other exercises. Read the prerequisite sections as these will tell you if another exercise needs to be completed first.

These exercises were developed for the 2003.06.00 version of SoDA. The screenshots were developed with Microsoft Word 2000, you will notice some differences if you are using later versions of Word. If you are just learning how to use SoDA, it is recommended that you start with the exercise entitled Creating a RequisitePro Project and then work through each successive exercise listed below. In addition, there are some exercises included with SoDA. These skill areas are not duplicated by the material here. If you are looking to learn a specific skill, read the introduction, the Use-case (located before the first exercise of each exercise) and the conclusion to determine if that exercise includes the skill you are looking for. Good luck and happy template building!

Setup and validation exercises

Creating a RequisitePro Project

Validating the ClearQuest/RequisitePro Integration

Setting up the Rose Use-case and RequisitePro UC Requirements Integration

Verifying the TestManager/RequisitePro Integration

Creating templates, extracting graphics and building lists

Building Lists in SoDA using the TestManager Adaptor

Creating a SoDA Template for a Rose Use Case

Extracting Graphics with RequisitePro – Name Method

Extracting Graphics with RequisitePro – Attribute Method

Creating a template to extract ClearQuest defects and RequisitePro requirements

Creating a SoDA Template for Rose RealTime

Creating a Template using Recursion

Building tables, debugging and modifying templates and working with SoDA commands

Wrapping Existing SoDA Commands

Building Tables in SoDA using the Rose RSE Adaptor

Building Tables in SoDA using the RequisitePro RSE Adaptor

Building Tables in SoDA using the ClearQuest RSE Adaptor

Building Tables in SoDA using the TestManager RSE Adaptor

Creating a template from RequisitePro Requirements to ClearQuest Defects

Creating a Template to Gather RequisitePro and TestManager Data

Debugging a SoDA Template that Gathers RequisitePro and TestManager Data

Modifying a Template that Gathers RequisitePro and TestManager Data

Creating a SoDA Template for Rose UC and RequisitePro UCRequirements

Downloads

Description	Name	Size	Download method
Creating a RequisitePro Project	SettingUpRequisitePro.pdf	1,160 KB	HTTP
Validating the ClearQuest/RequisitePro Integration	CQ_RP_Integration.pdf	944KB	HTTP
Rose Use-case and RequisitePro UC Requirements	RoseRequisiteProUCIntegration.pdf	6,289 KB	HTTP
Verifying the TestManager/RequisitePro Integration	TestManagerRequisiteProIntegration.pdf	725 KB	HTTP
Building Lists in SoDA with TestManager	Building_Lists_in_SoDA_with_TM.pdf	2,663 KB	HTTP
Creating a SoDA Template for a Rose Use Case	RoseUCSummary.pdf	3,156 KB	HTTP
Extracting Graphics with RequisitePro: Name Method	GraphicsAndRequisiteProName.pdf	3,382 KB	HTTP
Extracting Graphics with ReqPro: Attribute Method	GraphicsAndRequisiteProAttribute.pdf	1,618 KB	HTTP
Extract ClearQuest defects and ReqPro requirements	ClearQuestToRequisitePro.pdf	2,997 KB	HTTP
Creating a SoDA Template for Rose RealTime	RoseRT.pdf	12,134 KB	HTTP
Creating a Template using Recursion	RequisiteProRecursion.pdf	2,265 KB	HTTP
Wrapping Existing SoDA Commands	WrappingExistingSoDACommands.pdf	1,064 KB	HTTP
Building Tables in SoDA using the Rose RSE Adaptor	Building_Tables_in_SoDA_with_Rose.pdf	1,855 KB	HTTP
Building Tables using RequisitePro RSE Adaptor	Building_Tables_in_SoDA_with_RP.pdf	1,056 KB	HTTP
Building Tables using ClearQuest RSE Adaptor	Building_Tables_in_SoDA_with_CQ.pdf	1,666 KB	HTTP
Building Tables using TestManager RSE Adaptor	Building_Tables_in_SoDA_with_TM.pdf	2,663 KB	HTTP
Template from ReqPro Requirements to CQ Defects	RequisiteProToClearQuest.pdf	3,033 KB	HTTP
Template to Gather ReqPro and TestManager Data	RequisiteProToTestCase.pdf	1,806 KB	HTTP
Debug Template for ReqPro and TestManager Data	RequisiteProToTestCaseDebug1.pdf	4,534 KB	HTTP
ModifyTemplate for ReqPro and TestManager Data	RequisiteProToTestCaseData.pdf	1,870 KB	HTTP
Template for Rose and ReqPro UC Requirements	RoseRequisiteProUC.pdf	6,289 KB	HTTP

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