How to enable Instant Messaging feature with IBM Sametime Connect Client within Rational Team Concert

Answer

You must have one of the following applications installed on your local computer:

IBM Lotus Sametime Connect 7.5.1 or 8.0.x
Note: If you have installed previous Jazz integration plug-ins in your Sametime client, you must re-install the Sametime client.


1. Set up Sametime

• In the Sametime installation directory, in the plugin_customization.ini file, set the following property:

• Start your Sametime application.
• Click Tools > Plug-ins > Install Plug-ins.
• Select Search for new features to install and click Next.
• Click New Local Site and select the TEAM_CONCERT/sametime folder, where TEAM_CONCERT is the location on your file system where you installed Rational Team Concert.
• Click OK.
• In the Name field, enter Team Concert Update Site, and click OK.
• Select the new local update site and click Finish.
• In the Search Results window, select the features accordingly, e.g, if you are running Sametime 7.5.1, select the ones high lighted below, and click Next.
  
  
  
  
• Accept the license agreement and click Next
• Click on Finish from the Installation screen
• Click "Install All" from the feature verification screen
• Restart Sametime

• From Sametime, Click File > Preferences.
• In the Preferences Window, expand Jazz and click Repository Connections.
• On the Repository Connections page, click Add.
• In the Add Repository Connection dialog box, in the URI field, specify your Jazz repository URI.
  
  
  
• Click OK.
• Click Apply.

• From RTC, Click Window > Preferences.
• In the Preferences Window, click Instant Messaging.
• On the Instant Messaging page, click Add.
• In the Add IM Account dialog box, in the Provider field, select the appropriate Sametime service provider from the list.
• In the Sametime ID field, type your Sametime user identifier.

• Optional: To specify the path of the executable on the local file system, select the Automatically start application check box.
• Click OK.

• On the Instant Messaging page, select the account and click Connect. The account displays in bold green to reflect your on-line status.