ALM Base Configuration Details

Add a base configuration to define shared properties for a set of ALM work item (requirements and defects) configurations.

Field Descriptions

The field descriptions are included in the UI. While creating or editing a configuration, point to a field name to view its description.

The base configuration fields are described in the following tables.

Configuration Properties

Field Description dataType Example Values
ALM URL
  • Valid URL for an ALM server
  • Trailing slash is optional
  • Cannot be overridden
TEXT http://localhost:8080/qcbin
API Client ID
  • ALM user ID
  • Cannot be overridden
  • Get the client ID from the generated API-key: http://<servername>:<port>/qcbin/apikey-management/
TEXT apikey-abcdefghijklmnopqrst
API Secret
  • ALM user password
  • Cannot be overridden
  • Get the password from the generated API-key: http://<servername>:<port>/qcbin/apikey-management/
PASSWORD abcdefghijklmnopqrst
ALM Domain ALM domain name TEXT DEFAULT
Default ALM Project
  • Default name of the ALM project displayed in 'Create/Update/Search Defect/Requirement'.
  • Leave empty to not set a default
  • Case-insensitive
TEXT ALM_PROJECT
Server Time Zone Name
  • The ALM Server time zone
  • If this field is empty the value is retrieved from the RLC/SBM Server Time Zone.
TEXT
  • America/Phoenix
  • GMT+5

Validate Configuration

Field Description
Validate Connection Checks the connection to the ALM server using the URL, client ID, and password.
Validate Domain Checks that the domain is valid (case insensitive).
Validate Time Zone
  • Checks that the Time Zone is valid.
  • If this field is empty the value is retrieved from the RLC/SBM Server Time Zone.

Related Topics

Adding Base Configurations

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