Course description: IBM Rational ClearQuest Boot Camp

Part 1: During the first 3 days, you will you will learn how to customizing Rational ClearQuest. You will examine planning and implementing defect and change request tracking processes, customizing Rational ClearQuest to facilitate these operations, and administering the ClearQuest system. This course is recommended for new Rational ClearQuest administrators or system architects who want to learn to manage the defect and change tracking process with Rational ClearQuest.

Part 2: During the next 2 days, you will examine the special planning and maintenance issues involved in deploying, installing, operating and administering Rational ClearQuest MultiSite among geographically distributed sites. This course is specially designed for network managers and administrators of Rational ClearQuest MultiSite installations.

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This boot camp is a combination of the following three courses:

• Mastering IBM Rational ClearQuest Administration V7.1 (RS633), (3 days)
• Mastering Rational ClearQuest Multisite Administration (RS641), (2 days)
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• Module 1: The architecture of Rational ClearQuest
• Module 2: Planning and implementing defect and change tracking processes
• Module 3: Using Rational ClearQuest to submit change requests, modify existing records, run queries, create charts, and generate reports
• Module 4: Understanding ClearQuest schemas and packages
• Module 5: How to use the Rational ClearQuest Designer to customize the defect and change tracking process
• Module 6: How to use the Rational ClearQuest Designer to customize fields and forms
• Module 7: How to use hooks and scripts to enhance the defect and change tracking mechanism
• Module 8: How to call ClearQuest API functions in external application programs
• Module 9: ClearQuest system requirements and how to deploy and install Rational ClearQuest
• Module 10: How to manage user and group accounts in ClearQuest
• Module 11: How to use ClearQuest Web and ClearQuest e-mail subsystems
• Module 12: How to perform import and export operations in ClearQuest
• Module 13: How to integrate ClearQuest with other Rational Software products such as Rational ClearCase, and with third party products such as Microsoft Project 2000.
• Appendix A: ClearQuest UNIX command line interface

Part 2:

• Module 1: The architecture of Rational ClearQuest MultiSite
• Module 2: Deploying Rational ClearQuest MultiSite
• Module 3: Creating replicas in Rational ClearQuest MultiSite
• Module 4: The Rational Shipping Server
• Module 5: Synchronizing distributed sites
• Module 6: Managing Rational ClearQuest MultiSite -- architecture, troubleshooting, best practices

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This advanced course is recommended for new Rational ClearQuest administrators or system architects who want to learn to manage the defect and change tracking process in a distributed environment.

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To benefit from this course, you should have the following skills or experience:

Web-based training:

• Principles of Defect and Change Tracking with Rational ClearQuest

Instructor- Led Training (on-site only)

• Essentials of Rational ClearQuest (Equivalent to SCM110)

Part 1:

• Have some basic knowledge of relational database management systems
• Know the meaning of defect and change tracking
• Be able to develop scripts with VBScript and/or Perl
• Understand the need for collaborative development

Part 2:

• Know how to manage computer networks with TCP/IP protocols
• Have at least one year of system administrator experience for UNIX and/or Microsoft Windows environments
• Have some basic knowledge of relational database management systems
• Know how to track defects and change requests with Rational ClearQuest
• Be able to develop scripts with VBScript and/or Perl
• Understand the need for collaborative development

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Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

Part 1:

• Apply an iterative, use case-driven, architecture-centric process to the development of a robust design model
• Use Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.0 to represent the design model
• Apply the concepts of abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism
• Explain the different views of software architecture, the key mechanisms that are defined in support of that architecture, and the effect of the architecture and mechanisms on the produced design
• Describe some basic design considerations, including the use of patterns

Part 2:

• Follow the best practice of using visual modeling
• Use UML to create various types of models (Analysis, Design, and so on)
• Work as part of a team including one or more of the following roles: analysts, architects, and developers
• Use patterns to ensure that best practices are reflected in their modeling
• Ensure that solutions are connected to requirements (in other words, Traceability)
• Maintain traceability with IBM® Rational® RequisitePro®
• Visualize requirements using UML

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This course covers the following topics:

Part 1:

• Plan and implement defect and change tracking processes
• Understand the structure of ClearQuest schemas and packages
• Use ClearQuest to track defects and change requests
• Customize ClearQuest with ClearQuest Designer
• Develop automation processes using ClearQuest API functions
• Administer ClearQuest user and group accounts
• Understand the functionality of ClearQuest Web and ClearQuest e-mail subsystems
• Administer a ClearQuest system including installation, upgrade, import, export, and integration

Part 2:

• Accomplish the steps required to plan and implement a ClearQuest MultiSite deployment
• Understand the importance of creating and maintaining a test environment for ClearQuest MultiSite
• Understand the operational best practices for managing replicas and sites
• Understand the architecture of ClearQuest MultiSite
• Troubleshoot synchronization problems

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Printed student manuals and workbooks

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