Configuring OSLC Remote Application

This configuration section is aimed for the OSLC Remote Application administrator, contains the tasks required for completing the configuration of OSLC Connect for Jira. These tasks however are not explained in detail as it is not the scope of this guide to provide procedures of all possible products out there being compatible with this connector; instead, it is expected that readers be familiar with configuring friends, consumers and project associations of their own managing product(s). If this is not the case, please refer to the corresponding official documentation before continuing.

Most configurations ahead require a collaborative work with the Jira Server administrator who will ask you to [1]:

  1. Configure a consumer/friend for Jira in each OSLC Remote Application they require.
  2. Register associations for Jira project(s) in each OSLC Remote Application project they require.

Additional configuration might be necessary or useful for some specific OSLC Remote Applications, as detailed below.

Configuring IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management

If the OSLC Remote Application is an IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) application and Jira team require Global Configurations:

  1. Make sure IBM Global Configuration Management (GCM) and Jira applications become friends each other.
  2. Verify whether IBM Link Index Provider (LDX) application is installed [2].
  3. Follow the steps described on the Configuring LDX with OSLC Connect for Jira CM Resources (TRS 2.0) feed topic.
ELM 7.0.2+ Users

If ELM version is 7.0.2 or higher, and the GCM user used by Jira project(s) administrator(s) does not have the Add or remove links privilege...

  1. Follow the steps described on the Managing Jira versions on Global Configurations topic to help them to maintain Jira versions and GC's synchronized.

If users require IBM Jazz Reporting Service and/or IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Engineering Insights (ENI) services:

  1. Verify whether IBM Lifecycle Query Engine (LQE) application is installed [2].
  2. Follow the steps described on the Configuring LQE with OSLC Connect for Jira TRS feeds topic.

[1] Providing the required information in each case. [2] They can not work properly if this application is not available, it is mandatory for this required feature.