Configuring the OSLC Provider and endpoint for service providers

There are several cases where configuration of an OSLC provider and endpoint might be required.

About this task

If any of the following cases apply to your environment, you must configure an OSLC Provider and endpoint.
  • The UI Preview providers that are configured in the environment might require no authorization, basic authorization, or Single Sign-On (SSO) to retrieve UI Preview information.
    • If a provider requires basic authentication, an OSLC Provider and end point must be configured to contain the basic authentication credentials.
    • If a provider requires SSO with LTPA authentication, an OSLC Provider and endpoint must be configured to contain a cookie with the LtpaToken2 value.
  • The description of each OSLC Provider, which displays in the Federated Details dialog when you view UI Previews, is retrieved from provider records in the Provider Registry. If you want to customize the description for a provider, you must configure the OSLC Provider.

At product installation, OSLC Provider records and endpoints are available for the service providers that are listed in the table.

If the provider you intend to view UI Previews for is listed in the table, proceed to Step 1. If not, first create an OSLC Provider and endpoint by following the instructions in Creation of OSLC provider records. Then, proceed with Step 1.

Table 1. Default OSLC Providers and their endpoints
Provider description Provider End Point
TADDM Actual Configuration SCCDTADDMCFG SCCDTADDM
TADDM Change History SCCDTADDMCHG SCCDTADDM
Tivoli® Monitoring SCCDITM SCCDITM

Procedure

  1. Go to Integration > OSLC Providers.
  2. Open the service provider.
  3. Configure the public URI.
    1. Select the Change Public URI action.
    2. Copy the old URI into the new URI.
    3. Replace the generic host and port number with your OSLC provider's host and port.
    4. Click OK.
  4. If the provider requires basic authentication, do these steps.
    1. Click >> next to the End Point field and select Go To End Points.
    2. Enter the basic authentication credentials in the USERNAME and PASSWORD fields.
    3. Clear the Allow Override? check box next to those fields.
    4. Save the record.
  5. If the provider requires SSO with LTPA authentication, do these steps.
    1. Click >> next to the End Point field, select Go To End Points.
    2. Enter LtpaToken2 in the COOKIES field.
      Note: The LtpaToken2 cookie designation is case-sensitive. Make sure to enter: LtpaToken2
    3. Save the record.
  6. Follow these steps to customize the provider description that displays when you view UI Previews:
    1. Change the content in the description field next to the Provider field. The text that you add to this field becomes the provider description you see in the UI Previews list (in the Federated Details dialog).
    2. Save the record.
    3. Open RESOURCEREGISTRY, the Registry Services Resource Registry provider.
    4. For the first OSLC Interaction listed, click the arrow, and in the Interaction Details section delete the entire contents of the Link Label field.
    5. Repeat step d for every OSLC Interaction.
    6. Save the registry record.
Parent topic: Configuration needed for viewing UI Previews
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