Configuring Dimensions CM Communication in Release Manager

You must configure Dimensions CM communication on the Serena Release Manager server so that Serena Release Manager can connect to Dimensions CM. To do this, you must update the Dimensions CM Web service properties file with the correct connection information as follows:

To update the Dimensions CM connection information:

  1. On your SBM server, navigate to the Serena Release Manager common Tomcat Web server classes folder. For example:

    C:\Program Files\Serena\common\tomcat\6.0\webapps\rlm\WEB-INF\classes

  2. Open the dimensions.properties file.

  3. Make sure the variables are set to the correct connection information for your installation of Dimensions CM as follows:

    Parameter

    Value

    DIM_WS_URL

    URL to the server where the Dimensions CM Web services are installed, in the form of:

    http://<hostname>:<port>/dmwebservices2/services/dmwebservices/

    DIM_DBNAME

    The Dimensions CM base database name to which you want to connect.

    DIM_DBCONN

    The Dimensions CM network instance to which you want to connect.

    DIM_SERVER

    Hostname where the Dimensions CM server is running.

    JOB_STATE_SUCCESS

    State that indicates success.

    JOB_STATE_FAILURE

    State that indicates failure.

    DIM_USERID

    User ID for the Dimensions CM administrative user for Serena Release Manager.

    DIM_PASSWORD

    Password for the Dimensions CM administrative user for Serena Release Manager.

  4. Restart the Serena common Tomcat service.

Example

dimensions.properties

DIM_WS_URL = http://dimcm_host:8080/dmwebservices2/services/dmwebservices/

 

DIM_DBNAME = cm_typical

DIM_DBCONN = Dim12

DIM_SERVER = dimcm_host

 

JOB_STATE_SUCCESS = Succeeded

JOB_STATE_FAILED = Failed

 

# for testing

DIM_USERID = rlmadmin

DIM_PASSWORD = rlmadmin_pswd