OpenText Dimensions CM for Eclipse

OpenText Dimensions CM integrates version and request management in Eclipse to simplify and automate request processing in an Eclipse environment.

Main features

The Eclipse integration provides the following benefits:

Simplifies and automates the identification, management, and processing of requests in an Eclipse environment.
Incorporates OpenText Dimensions CM version management functionality, with rich support for parallel development practices, including optimistic locking, stream-based development, and workspace synchronization.
Supports Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. For supported versions, see Integrations.

In the Eclipse integration, you can:

Access OpenText Dimensions CM objects through the Eclipse workspace. You can access the files directly through Eclipse perspectives, such as Package or Java, or you can access specific information through the perspectives and views supplied with the integration. For details, see OpenText Dimensions CM Explorer in Eclipse.
Connect to multiple OpenText Dimensions CM servers concurrently through the OpenText Dimensions CM Explorer view. For details, see Connect to OpenText Dimensions CM.
Work with files in a shared work area compatible with the desktop client and other clients. For details, see Share projects with OpenText Dimensions CM.
Perform request management tasks, such as browsing requests, creating requests, actioning requests, and delegating requests, through OpenText Dimensions CM Explorer.
Work on parallel development projects using agile models such as stream-based development, workspace synchronization, and optimistic locking.
Perform version control activities, such as check in and check out, through package Explorer and other Eclipse views.

Usage scenarios

The OpenText Dimensions CM for Eclipse integration gives you flexibility in setting up your configuration with OpenText Dimensions CM.

You can use the integration standalone or together with the desktop client, as displayed in the following scenarios:

Connected to an OpenText Dimensions CM installation on a remote node with no client installed locally.

Connected to an OpenText Dimensions CM installation on a remote node with a client installed locally.

Privileges and role requirements

To use the functionality in the OpenText Dimensions CM for Eclipse integration, you must have the required privileges and roles in OpenText Dimensions CM to perform the required operations.

The table contains some examples of roles or privileges you need for specific tasks.

Task	Required role or privilege
Browse or get files	Browsing or getting the desired items in the project.
Check out files	Creation of new revisions of the item types used by files in the project.
Add files	Creation of new revisions of the item types used by files in the project.
Add projects	Creation of OpenText Dimensions CM projects and ability to add items or create folders in the project.

For details about assigning roles and privileges in the Administration Console, see Set up the process model.

Rational Developer for System z (RDz)

OpenText Dimensions CM supports Rational Developer for System z (RDz) as an Eclipse IDE.

OpenText Dimensions CM allows control of local projects on the workstation. Only files located directly on the workstation can be placed under OpenText Dimensions CM control. To handle this, upload rules for Cobol and PL/1 are in the OpenText Dimensions CM process model.

There is no direct integration with z/OS projects and mainframe resident data, but RDz does include an ISPF client view.

In other aspects, the OpenText Dimensions CM integration to RDz is the same as other Eclipse IDEs.