ALM Tab
The ALM Settings tab on the Administration page allows you to configure Jira and other ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) instances for integration with Code Insight for the purpose of creating work items in external workflow systems. The tab contains the following columns and fields:
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Application |
Name of the ALM application for which to add an instance. |
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Add Instance |
Click to open a new Instance tab to configure an instance to point to a server in the ALM system. |
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Existing Issues Sync Frequency |
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Test Connection |
Click to validate that Code Insight can connect to the current instance based on the supplied ALM_type Instance Name, ALM_type Server URL, ALM_type Username, and ALM_type Password. |
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Delete Instance |
Click to delete the current ALM instance after verifying that no project references to this instance exist. |
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ALM_type Instance Name |
Unique name of the ALM instance. |
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ALM_type Server URL |
URL of the ALM server to which to connect in the format http(s):<server_name_or_ip>. |
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ALM_type Username ALM_type Password/API Token |
Credentials of ALM instance user for authentication on the ALM server. This user is also the designated reporter on work items (issues) created for the instance. Note:When accessing a Jira Cloud instance over HTTPS, you are required to supply an API authentication token instead of a password. |
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Default Project Key |
Key for the project for which issues will be created on the ALM server. |
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Default Issue Type |
The default issue type created on the ALM server. |
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Default Priority |
Default priority of the issued created on the ALM server. |
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Default Assignee |
The default user to whom to assign work items created for this instance. |
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Default Summary Text |
Default text to display as a summary for the issue on the ALM server. The text supports the following Code Insight variables: $PROJECT_NAME, $INVENTORY_ITEM_NAME, $COMPONENT_NAME, $VERSION_NAME, $LICENSE_NAME, $NUMBER_VULNERABILITIES, $NUMBER_FILES, or $INVENTORY_URL. |
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Default Description Text |
Default text to display as a description for the issue on the ALM server. The text supports the following Code Insight variables: $PROJECT_NAME, $INVENTORY_ITEM_NAME, $COMPONENT_NAME, $VERSION_NAME, $LICENSE_NAME, $NUMBER_VULNERABILITIES, $NUMBER_FILES, or $INVENTORY_URL. |
to the right of this field, and select the synchronization frequency that will apply to 
to accept the updated synchronization frequency or 
to restore the previous frequency.