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The ability to interface with multiple external systems (defect trackers, ALMs, EA etc.) is another is a key feature of the toolEnterprise Tester.
This interface allows incidents and/or requirements (depending on the which tool you are integrating with) to be synchronized between Enterprise Tester and the external system. When synchronizing with JIRA, TFS and Rally, for all supported entities, full bi-directional synchronization is supported regardless of the system the entity (requirement / user story / incident / defect) was originally created in. The direction and scope of the synchronization is configurable when working with these external systems. When synchronizing with EA, only entities originally created in EA and imported into ET will be included in the synchronization. Only requirement updates are supported when synchronizing from ET to EA. For more information, please see the
help article related to your external system in the list of help topics for configuring project links below.
Enterprise Tester interfaces with the following:
| External System | Requirements/ User Stories | Test Cases/Use Cases | Incidents/ Defects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Architect (Sparx Systems) | Yes | Yes | No |
| JIRA (Atlassian) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Rally (Rally) | Yes | No | No |
| Team Foundation Server - TFS ( Microsoft) | Yes | No | Yes |
Once a Requirement or Incident is synchronized, Enterprise Tester adds a reference to the external ticket ID on the incident. This This is visible as a hyperlink on the entity Entity or in the External Identifiers column of the entity summary screen grid.
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Add an External System
To add a connection to an external system:, you will need to have Administration permissions for Enterprise Tester.
- Open the Admin tab of the tree view.
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- From the External Systems summary screen, you can view all existing connections and view their enabled and configuration status.
- Click on Add from the toolbar and add a name for your external system connection and select a connection type: Enterprise Architect, JIRA ( 4 - 5.1), JIRA, Rally or TFS
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- The configuration screen of the external system type you chose will appear:.
Enterprise Architect
Connection Type | Select the EA repository type from the drop down list. |
Connection String | The connection string details are dependent on the connection type. See the Enterprise Architect help topic for more information. |
| Disable Import Feature | This feature disables the ability to import from EA. It can be useful if you would like to enable the feature for an import and then disable them after the process is complete to limit other users from initiating the process. When disabled, the Import button is no longer available on the project link screen. |
| Disable Update EA Feature | This feature disables the ability to update EA with the changes made in ET (updates and deletions). As the update feature will update all values in EA regardless of which system holds the latest change, this feature can give you some control over when updates are made. When disabled the Update EA button is no longer available on the requirements type project link screen. (ET does not support updating EA Use Cases so the use case type project link screen will be unaffected). |
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Once you have updated the custom field synchronization configuration click Save and Close. A refresh lookups will also need to be performed after adding custom fields to the synchronization configuration.
Creating Project Links
For each project in ET that you wish to synchronize with a project in your external system you will need to create a project link. There are 2 areas where you can create and configure your project links: The links tab of your external system or from the Project Links on the Resources tab of the navigator.
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