Configuring PPM for the Integration

Before beginning to configure the integration as described in the following sections, make sure that ALM bundles have been installed and initially configured as described in Installing and Setting Up ALM Content Bundle.

Connecting PPM Server with QC Servers

Make sure that an HTTP port is open between the PPM Server and each Quality Center server having projects that are to be integrated.

Configuring server.conf Parameters in PPM

Add (if not present) and specify the parameters related to Quality Center integration to the PPM server.conf configuration file, as follows:

Stop the PPM Server.

Run the script sh ./kConfig.sh.

Set the parameters and values as shown in the following table. (All parameter names begin with com.kintana.core.server. but that is not shown in the table.)

Parameter	Value
ENABLE_QUALITY_CENTER_INTEGRATION	Set this parameter to `false` if an XML mapping file has not been generated and deployed to PPM and Quality Center. Set this parameter to `true` if an XML mapping file has been generated and deployed to PPM and Quality Center, so that integration can be enabled. If a mapping file has not been deployed and you set this parameter to `true,` the PPM Server will not restart. This parameter controls whether PPM attempts to send information to Quality Center. (Even if this parameter is set to `false,`Quality Center sends information to PPM.)
BASE_URL (already present in `server.conf`)	The URL of the PPM Server. By default, contains the host name of the PPM Server, for example, `http://ppmhost:8080.` However, if the PPM Server is installed in a WAN, use the IP address of the PPM Server, for example, `http://192.60.80.01:8080,` rather than its host name.
ENABLE_QUALITY_CENTER_METRICS_SYNC	Always set this parameter to `false.` It does not apply to ALM entities.

Parameter

Value

ENABLE_QUALITY_CENTER_INTEGRATION

Set this parameter to false if an XML mapping file has not been generated and deployed to PPM and Quality Center.

Set this parameter to true if an XML mapping file has been generated and deployed to PPM and Quality Center, so that integration can be enabled. If a mapping file has not been deployed and you set this parameter to true, the PPM Server will not restart.

This parameter controls whether PPM attempts to send information to Quality Center. (Even if this parameter is set to false,Quality Center sends information to PPM.)

BASE_URL

(already present in server.conf)

The URL of the PPM Server. By default, contains the host name of the PPM Server, for example, http://ppmhost:8080.

However, if the PPM Server is installed in a WAN, use the IP address of the PPM Server, for example, http://192.60.80.01:8080, rather than its host name.

ENABLE_QUALITY_CENTER_METRICS_SYNC

Always set this parameter to false. It does not apply to ALM entities.