Enabling Integration with Caliber

To enable integration with Caliber:

  1. In the menu, click Projects > Project List.
  2. Select the project to which you want to establish integration.
  3. In the menu, click Project:<Project Name> > Project Settings .
  4. Click the Requirements Management tab.
  5. Click New Integration.
    Note: You can enable creating, editing and deleting requirements through Silk Central, rather than only allowing modifications through the integrated tool. You can allow modifications directly in Silk Central's UI, and/or through Silk Central's web services by checking the respective Allow requirement create, edit, and delete... check boxes.
    The New Integration dialog box opens.
  6. Select Caliber from the list and click Next. The Edit Configuration dialog box opens.
  7. Type a Name for the new profile. This is the name that is displayed in lists where the profiles are available for selection.
  8. Type the Hostname of the machine where the external server is installed.
  9. Type valid Username and Password credentials for the requirements management server.
  10. Click Test Connection to confirm that the host and user credentials you have entered are correct. A Connection successful message box displays if the settings are correct. Click OK to continue.
    Note: Consult your system administrator if you are not able to establish a connection.
  11. Click OK.
  12. From the Project list box, select the external project with which the Silk Central project is to be integrated. The requirement types that are available with the selected project are automatically populated into the Requirement Types field. The baselines that are available with the selected project are automatically populated into the Baseline field.
  13. Select a Baseline from the external project that should be integrated with the Silk Central project. Your selections are displayed on the Edit Configuration dialog box.
  14. Click OK.
  15. Select one or more requirement types from the external project that should be integrated with the Silk Central project. Use Ctrl+Click to select multiple requirement types.
  16. Click OK to save your settings.