Connecting to an HCL Compass user database

You must connect to an HCL Compass user database to access resources in Compass repositories.

About this task

To connect, you must enter your login information when you attempt to access a Compass database. If single sign-on is enabled, you must do this only the first time you access a repository.

Procedure

To establish a connection to a Compass user database:
  1. Open the CCRC WAN Server dialog box. You can do this in either of the following ways:
    • In the ClearTeam Navigator, click the clearcase server icon icon on the VersionVault toolbar or select VersionVault > Connect from the menu bar.
    • If you have previously established a connection to the Compass server, select the Compass node for that server in the ClearTeam Navigator, right-click, and select Connect.
  2. Enter the URL for the Compass server in the Server URL field or select a server URL from the drop-down menu. The Compass server URL generally takes the following form: http://<server:port>/TeamWeb/services/Team. When the ClearTeam Explorer recognizes the URL you entered as a Compass server URL, the User Name and Password fields become inactive. Click OK to add the Compass server name to the ClearTeam Navigator.
  3. In the ClearTeam Navigator, click the plus sign (+) next to the Compass server name to display the Compass databases.
    When you click on a Compass database, the Compass dialog box appears.
  4. Type your user name into the User Name text box.
    The user name must be associated with permissions to access the Compass user database.
  5. Type your password into the Password text box.
  6. Click OK.

Results

If the user name and password are valid, you are connected to the Compass user database, and you can explore the contents of the selected repository.