Welcome
Developing
Learn how to develop schemas by using the Rational® ClearQuest® Designer.
Developing Schemas
You can develop or modify schemas with the Rational® ClearQuest® Designer.
Packages and integrations
This topic explains the concepts of Rational® ClearQuest® packages and integrations.
Packages available
This topic lists the Rational® ClearQuest® packages that are currently available, grouped by category.

IBM ClearQuest 10.0.9
Overview
Learn general information about the product.
Installing
Learn how to install the product.
Upgrading and migrating
Learn how to upgrade and migrate data for the product.
Administering
Learn how to administer the product.
Reporting
Learn how to generate reports for the product.
Developing
Learn how to develop schemas by using the Rational® ClearQuest® Designer.
- Developing Schemas
  You can develop or modify schemas with the Rational® ClearQuest® Designer.
  - Understanding the functions of the Rational® ClearQuest® schema developer
    This topic provides an overview of the tasks typically performed by a schema developer.
  - Overview of the Rational® ClearQuest® Designer interface
    The Rational® ClearQuest® Designer includes several different windows, or views, that you will use to perform your schema development tasks.
  - Rational® ClearQuest® schemas
    This topic explains the concept of a Rational® ClearQuest® schema.
  - Customizing a schema
    To modify how change requests are handled, you need to use the Designer to customize the records and fields of a schema.
  - Schemas and packages
    This topic explains the concept of using schemas and packages in Rational® ClearQuest®.
  - Packages and integrations
    This topic explains the concepts of Rational® ClearQuest® packages and integrations.
    - Precautions when applying packages
      Follow these guidelines when you apply a package to a schema.
    - Packages available
      This topic lists the Rational® ClearQuest® packages that are currently available, grouped by category.
    - Overview of package application process
      This topic explains the general steps involved in applying a package to a schema.
    - Examples: The Notes, Attachments, and Email packages
      The most commonly used packages are Notes, Attachments, and Email.
    - Checking which packages have been applied to a schema
      Before you apply new packages or package versions, you can check which package versions have already been applied to a schema.
    - Upgrading packages
      This topic explains the concept of upgrading packages in Rational® ClearQuest®.
    - The AuditTrail and eSignature packages
    - EmailPlus package
    - Attachments package
      The Attachments package stores record attachments on an external server instead of in the Rational® ClearQuest® database.
  - Test Management and Requests
    You can use the ClearQuest® TestManagement and Requests feature to create and track test plans and add approval processes to the record.
  - Working with Forms
    You must create a record form for each record type in your schema. You can also define a submit form for each record type.
  - Creating a security model
    This topic provides an overview of the process to create a security model.
  - Using hooks to customize your workflow
    This topic provides guidelines for using hooks to implement your workflow.
  - Record locking
    When multiple users attempt to simultaneously update a record, the database locking model ensures that the update from each user succeeds as a unit, but each update overwrites the previous update.
  - Customizing the Web
    The Designer provides many ways to customize the underlying schema and functionality that the Rational® ClearQuest® Web client accesses.
  - Rational® ClearQuest® email
    This topic provides a description of the supported Rational® ClearQuest® Web client email features.
  - Importing and exporting data
    This topic describes how to import and export data between Rational® ClearQuest® databases, and how to import data into a Rational ClearQuest database from another defect tracking system.
Managing change and releases
Learn how to manage change and release in the product.
Integrating
You can integrate Rational® ClearQuest® with other software by adding packages to existing schema.
Extending product function
Learn how to extend the product.
Reference
Review reference information for the product.
Tutorials

Packages available

This topic lists the Rational® ClearQuest® packages that are currently available, grouped by category.

For more detailed information about the packages currently available for Rational® ClearQuest® software, see Rational® ClearQuest® schemas and packages. This information lists each package by name and provides a description, an outline of features added or modified, and list of fields modified.

The following table lists the currently available packages, grouped by category.

Table 1. Overview of Rational® ClearQuest® packages
Package type	Package name
General	Attachments AuditTrail EmailPlus eSignature GlobalScriptUtility History Notes® Resolution
Defect Tracking	Customer Project
ClearCase® UCM integration	BaseCMActivity UCMPolicyScripts UnifiedChangeManagement
Configuration Management (CM) integration with DevOps Code ClearCase®	ClearCase®
Application Lifecycle Management integration	ALMProject ALMWork
Collaborative Lifecycle Management integrations: Rational Team Concert™, Rational® Quality Manager, Rational® DOORS® Next Generation	OSLCLinks
Rational® DOORS® integration	OSLCLinks
Rational® Lifecycle Integration Adapters: HP ALM	OSLCLinks