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SP-ELM-05, Intermediate, 2 days

Introduction to IBM Engineering Global Configuration Management

Streams, baselines and change sets in DOORS Next and Test Management, then global configurations across ELM. A two-day, hands-on workshop for your team, remote or on-site.

Overview

Start working with global configurations in two days

A two-day course for IBM Engineering users who need to version their data: first the local configurations in each tool, then the global configurations that tie them together across products.

In the exercises you work with components, streams, baselines and change sets in DOORS Next and Test Management, deliver changes between streams and resolve conflicts. Then you link those configurations with Workflow Management and model streams into a global configuration, add your own attributes, tags and link types to global components, and create global baselines. The aim is to move from one project per product to components you can reuse across products and variants.

Day one is configuration management in DOORS Next: components, streams, baselines, change sets, conflicts, comparisons and delivery to other streams. Day two covers the same topics in Test Management, then global components, configurations, baselines, cross component links and personal streams. After two days your team can set up configurations for its own product line and variants.

Global configurations organize engineering data along the logical product breakdown: requirement, design and test streams for each subsystem, based on the OSLC configuration management standard.

ComponentsStreamsBaselinesGlobal configurations

Who it is for

Built for people who manage configurations and variants

For IBM Engineering users who already know the platform and its products, for example DOORS Next and Test Management.

Requirements leadsWork with components, streams and baselines in DOORS Next.
Configuration managersBuild and compare global configurations across products.
AdministratorsPrepare components and configurations for the teams.
For your team5
  • Keep links between components valid when streams and baselines change, using cross component links and link validity, so traceability holds in every configuration.
  • Combine DOORS Next, Test Management, Workflow Management and model streams in one global configuration, so a product version means the same thing in every tool.
  • Describe global components with your own attributes, tags and link types, so teams can find the right component for a product or a variant.
  • Stage global baselines, so a release is frozen in every tool at once and you can show later exactly which versions went into it.
  • Reuse approved and tested requirements, tests and code across product lines, without a new agreement cycle for each reused item.
For you4
  • Create components, switch between them, and create streams and baselines in DOORS Next and in Test Management, then create a new stream from a baseline.
  • Deliver change sets between streams, review the changes before you deliver them, resolve conflicts and link a change set to a work item.
  • Compare a stream with a baseline, or two configurations with each other, before you deliver, and see exactly which artifacts differ.
  • Work on a personal stream, check your change there, and deliver it to the team stream only when the change is ready.

Not sure the course fits your needs? Tell us about your project and we will suggest the right scope.

Course agenda

Two days, from local streams to global configurations

Every module combines a short demo with exercises in a training project.

Day 1

Configuration management in DOORS Next

8 hours

01Configuration Management Overview (DNG)4 topics
  • Introduction to DNG Configuration Management
  • Components
  • Streams and Baselines
  • Change Sets
02Components (DNG)4 topics
  • Introduction to Components
  • Components Page
  • Switch Components
  • Create Component
03Streams / Baselines (DNG)3 topics
  • Introduction to Streams / Baselines
  • Local Stream / Baselines vs. Global Stream / Baselines
  • Current Stream / Baselines
04Change Sets (DNG)7 topics
  • Change Sets - Introduction
  • Streams - Introduction
  • Deliver Change Set
  • Review Changes Before Deliver
  • Automatic Change Set
  • Switch to Change Set Configuration
  • Associate Change Set with Work Item
05Conflicts (DNG)6 topics
  • Resolving Conflicts
  • Multiple Change Sets and Conflicts
  • Review the Changes to Deliver
  • Compare Artifacts
  • Automatically Deliver Changes
  • Deliver Change Set Including Module
06Baselines and Streams (DNG)3 topics
  • Create Baseline
  • Display Baselines for a Stream
  • Create Stream From Baseline
07Compare Configurations (DNG)2 topics
  • Configurations - Comparison
  • Stream with Baseline - Comparison
08Deliver to Other Stream (DNG)3 topics
  • Accept/Deliver Child Streams
  • Delivery
  • Select Change Sets
09Copy to Component (DNG)3 topics
  • Clone From Component
  • Important Considerations
  • Copy From Component

Day 2

Test Management and global configurations

8 hours

10Configuration Management Overview (ETM/QM)4 topics
  • Introduction to ETM (QM) Configuration Management
  • Components
  • Streams and Baselines
  • Change Sets
11Components (ETM/QM)4 topics
  • Introduction to Components
  • Components Page
  • Switch Components
  • Create Component
12Streams / Baselines (ETM/QM)3 topics
  • Introduction to Streams / Baselines
  • Local Stream / Baselines vs. Global Stream / Baselines
  • Current Stream / Baselines
13Conflicts (ETM/QM)6 topics
  • Resolving Conflicts
  • Multiple Change Sets and Conflicts
  • Review the Changes to Deliver
  • Compare Artifacts
  • Automatically Deliver Changes
  • Deliver Change Set Including Module
14Baselines and Streams (ETM/QM)3 topics
  • Create Baseline
  • Display Baselines for a Stream
  • Create Stream From Baseline
15Compare Configurations (ETM/QM)2 topics
  • Configurations - Comparison
  • Stream with Baseline - Comparison
16Configuration Management - Global3 topics
  • Configuration Management Overview - Global
  • Global Configurations
  • Working in Global Configuration Context
17Components - Global3 topics
  • Introduction to Global Components
  • Create Component
  • Archive and Restore Component
18Component Tags, Attributes, and Links6 topics
  • Create Custom Attribute
  • Add Custom Attribute to Global Component Type
  • Create Tag
  • Set Attribute Value in Global Component
  • Create and Add Link Type to Global Component Type
  • Add Link to Global Component
19Configurations - Global8 topics
  • Local Configuration vs. Global Configuration
  • Compare Global Configurations
  • ETM(QM) Configuration to Global Configuration - Linking
  • DNG Configuration to Global Configuration - Linking
  • CCM Stream to Global Configuration - Linking
  • AM Stream to Global Configuration - Linking
  • Replace and Remove Configurations
  • Configuration History
20Baselines - Global5 topics
  • Create Global Baseline
  • View Global Baseline
  • Compare Baseline with Global Configuration
  • Create Stream from Baseline
  • Baseline Staging
21Artifact Links3 topics
  • Cross Component Links
  • Create Cross Component Link
  • Link Validity
22Personal Streams3 topics
  • Create personal stream
  • Add change on personal stream
  • View change on personal stream
23Discussions1 topic
  • Q&A session

FAQ

Questions buyers ask about this course

Can you run the training on our own Global Configuration instance?

Yes. We train on our lab environment or on your own instance, also in a network without internet access, with demo data or your own projects.

Which Global Configuration version do you teach?

The current release. If your server runs an older version, we adapt the exercises to it.

Can you adapt the agenda to our process?

Yes. We add examples from your projects and the standard you work to, for example ASPICE, ISO 26262 or DO-178C.

Do attendees get a certificate?

Yes, a certificate of completion for every attendee.

What happens after the training?

Attendees can send questions to the trainer after class. For longer support we offer mentoring and consulting on your project.

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