Jama Connect Repositories

Owned by Debesh Roy Chowdhury
Last updated: Apr 30, 2024 by Manas Bajaj
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In this section, the Syndeia Web Dashboard capabilities for Jama Connect repositories are presented.

 

Pre-Requisites

Check supported versions of Jama Connect here: Syndeia 3.6 - Integration Compatibility

Tutorials

See the Jama Connect integration tutorial for Syndeia Web Dashboard - Part 7 - Jama Connect on Web Dashboard.

Add a Jama Connect Repository

(1) Click the Repositories icon in the LHS menu pane.

(2) Select Jama in the list of Repository types on the LHS and click on the + icon to add a new Jama Connect repository, as shown below.

(3) Fill out the details for your Jama Connect server (repository), as shown below, and click the Create button.

  • URL - Base URL of your Jama Connect repository

  • Name - Name of the Jama Connect repository. Provide a unique name to distinguish this Jama Connect repository from others you may add.

  • Description - Description of the Jama Connect repository

  • Authentication type - Basic (default)

  • Username - Username to sign in to your Jama Connect repository. Enter the same username that you use on the Jama Connect web client.

  • Password - Password to sign in to your Jama Connect repository. Enter the same password that you use on the Jama Connect web client.

Browse a Jama Connect Repository

(1) Expand the Jama Connect repository after it has been added.

(2) If your repository details are correct, Syndeia Cloud will try to sign in to the Jama Connect repository and display all Projects that are accessible to you, as shown below.

(3) Expand a Project to view Items under that project, e.g. Components, as shown above.

(4) Expand a Component to view Items under that Component, e.g. Sets.

(5) Expand a Set to view Items under that Set, e.g. Folders, Requirements, and other Items.

(6) For any Item, expand the Upstream/Downstream categories, shown using upward/downward arrows, to view the upstream/downstream relationships for that Item.

Search a Jama Connect Repository

Users can search Projects and Items in a Jama Connect repository. Click on the Search icon on the RHS to see the Search tab.

(1) Project search

  • Select the Search for projects option, as shown below.

  • Specify any text string contained in the names of Projects you are searching for.

  • Click the Search button. Results are shown on the RHS.

(2) Item search

  • Select the Search for items option, as shown below.

  • Search an Item using its REST/HTTP API ID

    • The API ID of an Item can be seen in the URL (address bar) of the Jama Connect web client when that Item is selected. For example, if the URL shows https://myJamaConnect.myorg.com/perspective.req#/items/18874?projectId=30, the API ID is 18874

    • Select the option Search Item by ID

    • Specify the Item ID

    • Click the Search button. Results are shown on the RHS.

  • Search an Item using its Document Key

    • The Document Key of an Item can be seen in the ID field of the Jama Connect web client when that Item is selected, as shown below

    • Select the option Search item by document key, as shown in the Search view below.

    • Specify the ID (Document Key)

    • Click the Search button. Results are shown on the RHS.

  • Search an Item using text in any field

    • Select the option Search items by text/type, as shown in the Search view below.

    • Select an Item type from the Select artifact type dropdown.

    • Specify any text string contained in any field of the Items you are searching for.

    • Click the Search button. Results are shown on the RHS.

Digital Thread Explorer

(1) See an overview of the Digital Thread Explorer - Digital Thread Explorer (DTE)

(2) See the tutorial for Jama Connect integration on Syndeia Web Dashboard - Part 7 - Jama Connect on Web Dashboard.

The Digital Thread Explorer for Jama Connect will show both intra-model relationships, e.g. upstream/downstream relationships between Items, and inter-model relationships created using Syndeia, e.g. relationships between Items and SysML models (Teamwork Cloud), test cases (TestRail), software modules (GitHub), hardware models (PLM/CAD), or other artifacts in your digital thread.

Creating Relations

(1) See an overview of Creating Relations

(2) See the tutorial for Jama Connect integration on Syndeia Web Dashboard - Part 7 - Jama Connect on Web Dashboard.