Testing schema modifications in Rational ClearQuest Web

This topic provides guidelines for testing changes to your forms with the Rational® ClearQuest® Web client Web client.

The appearance of the forms that you create in the Designer might change when viewed in different Rational ClearQuest clients. However, the same information is available to all clients.

When you design a form, testing must include viewing the form in the Rational ClearQuest Web interface. To forms in Rational ClearQuest Web, you can do one of the following things:

Deploy the forms to a test database that can access the Rational ClearQuest Web application.
Use the Rational ClearQuest Web client Designer to create a test configuration for the web. This will pass the appropriate REST API URL to a Web browser and give you access to the test database. Or, you can manually construct your own REST API URL to access the test database: http://<host>/cqweb/#/<connection_name>/<logical_testdb_name>.

It is good practice to create a separate test database for testing schema modifications in Rational ClearQuest Web. By default, nonproduction databases do not appear in the database list on the Rational ClearQuest Web logon screen. The Web address for accessing test databases must include the parameter test=1. For example: http://myhost/cqweb/login?test=1

When you log on to Rational ClearQuest Web to access a test database, a database field replaces the database list. Enter the test database name in this field.