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IBM Rational ProjectConsole Tutorial

Version 7.0.0

Welcome to the IBM Rational ProjectConsole Tutorial. The tutorial sections listed in the table below contain exercises that are designed to show you how to use ProjectConsole to access current and objective project information so that you can monitor the progress and quality of your work accurately and efficiently.

If you are not a ProjectConsole administrator, and you plan to use the Web site to access and track information, then Section 1 – Exploring Rational ProjectConsole will provide you with enough information to get you started. If you are a ProjectConsole administrator responsible for setting up the ProjectConsole team Web site, creating report templates, scheduling data collections, and so on, explore sections 2 through 17 to see which of these are of interest to you.

Note The ProjectConsole administrator must complete Section 0 – Setting Up for the ProjectConsole Tutorial before users can log in to the ProjectConsole Web site and complete other sections of this tutorial.

To open a section of the tutorial, click its name in the table.

Tutorial Sections

Section 0 – Setting Up for the ProjectConsole Tutorial

This section is intended for the ProjectConsole administrator responsible for setting up the Rational ProjectConsole Web site for team access. The administrator must complete this section before team members can log in to the ProjectConsole Web site and complete the exercises in other sections of this tutorial.

Section 1 – Exploring Rational ProjectConsole

Basics for ProjectConsole Administrators

ProjectConsole Tutorial Sections 2 through 6 are designed to give ProjectConsole administrators experience with some of the basic tasks required to collect and manage information on the ProjectConsole team Web site.

Section 2 – Working with Web Reports in ProjectConsole

Section 3 – Collecting ClearQuest Data

Section 4 – Collecting Text from Development Tools

Section 5 – Creating and Publishing Panels

Section 6 – Creating Your Own ProjectConsole Web Site

Advanced Tasks for ProjectConsole Administrators

ProjectConsole Tutorial Sections 7 through 17 are designed to give administrators experience in collecting and reporting on data from different source domains, creating richer report templates, and using data transformations.

Section 7 – Collecting RequisitePro Data

Section 8 – Collecting Rose Design Artifacts

Section 9 – Collecting Microsoft Project Data

Section 10 – Collecting TestManager Data

Section 11 – Collecting XDE Artifacts

Section 12 – Building Tables in ProjectConsole Template Builder

Section 13 – Creating a Report that Includes a Metric Display

Section 14 – Creating a Report on XDE Artifacts

Section 15 – Collecting and Reporting on TestManager Data Stored in Aggregate Measure Tables

Section 16 – Creating Reports Containing Cross-Product Data

Section 17 – Using Transformations to Obtain Derived Data

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