Clarity PPM | Agile + Waterfall = Bimodal. Really?

Today we have a great Clarity PPM (CA PPM) Q&A session, but before jumping in, we have a quick update:

Agile + Waterfall = Bimodal. 

Bimodal approaches are a top priority for many CIOs and leaders. Would you like to learn more? Take a look at the material found here for tips and best practices. 

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Weekly Q&A Topics

1. Find the Mail Host File for Jaspersoft. 

2. Crystal Report's ShowPH Grouping.

3. Link the Latest Status Report to the Project List Page.

4. Project Close Process: Zero-ing ETC.

Please feel free to comment on any alternative answers you've found.

We love your input (always).

1. Which file contains the mail host for Jaspersoft on the JS Server?

Check out the js.quartz.properties file in the <tomcat>/webapps/reportservice/WEB-INF folder.

Edit the following settings. (Mine are in Linux, so I am using localhost as the smtp server.)

report.scheduler.web.deployment.uri=https://xxxx/reportservice

report.scheduler.mail.sender.host=localhost

report.scheduler.mail.sender.username=clarity

report.scheduler.mail.sender.password=zzzz

report.scheduler.mail.sender.from=xxxx@yyyy.com

report.scheduler.mail.sender.protocol=smtp

report.scheduler.mail.sender.port=25

2. I'm sure it's just my limited understanding of Crystal, but can someone tell me how the ShowPH formula is grouping?

The @ShowPH group is an empty group, essentially used to force Crystal to show the header in question on each page, despite not having real content to group.

3. Is there a way to link an icon from the project list page to the latest Status Report for the project? 

1. Create a URL type attribute and have it updated with a link to the latest status report, when the status report is published. Re-use the status report publish process from regoXchange.
2. Use the URL redirect HTML portlet and page to create a link and use the above attribute in the link.
3. Add the status report image in the project list and use the link above. 

Note: If you use the regoXchange process for publishing status reports, then it should store the ID of the current status report on the project object. Using this, you can easily create a link on the Linking tab of the Project Object by taking the following steps: 

1. Navigate to Objects > Project Object
2. Click on the Linking tab
3. Click the New button
4. Create a link to the Status Report Properties Action, using the ID for the current status report 

Once completed, you can create an image on the project list view and use that link. This uses out-of-the-box functionality and doesn’t require a URL redirect portlet that would be harder to maintain. 

4. I'm following the regoXchange project close process, and one of the steps doesn't zero the ETC's. Why?

Answer

This is about your Effort Task. If there is allocation, assignment hours cannot be zero’ed.

-------------Thank You---------------

A special thanks to Jennifer Scarlato, Ramesh Rathnam, Chris Shaffer, Ben Rimmasch, Vikram Baddela, Mike R, Darren Greer, James Gille, Sankhadeep Dhar, Atul Kunkulol, and the Rego Team for this Q/A material. 

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