Part 1: During the first 3 days, you will you will learn how to customizing Rational ClearQuest. You will examine planning and implementing defect and change request tracking processes, customizing Rational ClearQuest to facilitate these operations, and administering the ClearQuest system. This course is recommended for new Rational ClearQuest administrators or system architects who want to learn to manage the defect and change tracking process with Rational ClearQuest. Part 2: During the next 2 days, you will examine the special planning and maintenance issues involved in deploying, installing, operating and administering Rational ClearQuest MultiSite among geographically distributed sites. This course is specially designed for network managers and administrators of Rational ClearQuest MultiSite installations. Web Based Training (WBT): IBM Rational WBT courses provide a training advantage for you, helping you get up to speed on Rational tools and best practices. Reinforce your learning by taking the courses you need, at your convenience, and at your own pace. In addition, use the self-assessments to measure your progress. This boot camp is a combination of the following three courses: Mastering Rational ClearQuest Administration (RS631), (3 days) Mastering Rational ClearQuest Multisite Administration (RS641), (2 days) Web-Based Training (FREE 30 day trial) WBT (FREE 30-day trial) Access the entire catalog of WBT courses for a free 30-day trial. Module 1: The architecture of Rational ClearQuest Module 2: Planning and implementing defect and change tracking processes Module 3: Using Rational ClearQuest to submit change requests, modify existing records, run queries, create charts, and generate reports Module 4: Understanding ClearQuest schemas and packages Module 5: How to use the Rational ClearQuest Designer to customize the defect and change tracking process Module 6: How to use the Rational ClearQuest Designer to customize fields and forms Module 7: How to use hooks and scripts to enhance the defect and change tracking mechanism Module 8: How to call ClearQuest API functions in external application programs Module 9: ClearQuest system requirements and how to deploy and install Rational ClearQuest Module 10: How to manage user and group accounts in ClearQuest Module 11: How to use ClearQuest Web and ClearQuest e-mail subsystems Module 12: How to perform import and export operations in ClearQuest Module 13: How to integrate ClearQuest with other Rational Software products such as Rational ClearCase, and with third party products such as Microsoft Project 2000. Appendix A: ClearQuest UNIX command line interface Part 2: Module 1: The architecture of Rational ClearQuest MultiSite Module 2: Deploying Rational ClearQuest MultiSite Module 3: Creating replicas in Rational ClearQuest MultiSite Module 4: The Rational Shipping Server Module 5: Synchronizing distributed sites Module 6: Managing Rational ClearQuest MultiSite -- architecture, troubleshooting, best practices
