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Getting started with LemonTree.Connect for Jama Connect

The screenshots from this documentation were created with EA version 16.1.1625.

1 Import Requirements from Jama Connect

  1. To start the import of requirements from a project in Jama Connect into EA select a package, where the requirements from Jama Connect shall be imported to:
    Right-click the package and select Specialize > LemonTree.Connect for Jama Connect > Import from Jama Connect:

    startImport

  2. If the credentials haven't been configured yet, the authentication dialog will appear (see Credentials for the Jama Connect Server).

  3. In the next step, the project and the component for the import as well as the mapping have to be configured for the import. For more details, please refer to this page:
    Mapping Configuration

  4. After the configuration has been saved, the import will automatically start.

  5. Before the model in EA will be changed, LemonTree.Connect will display how much elements will be added or modified. If you agree to this action, confirm with "Continue":

    importContinue

  6. After the import was finished, confirm the message box:

    importFinished

    This will trigger a reload of the EA project, in order to see the changes done to the EA project file.

It is possible to navigate from an imported requirement to the original element in Jama Connect.
A simple double-click onto the element in EA will open the original item in Jama Connect in the configured standard browser.

2 Export Architecture to Jama Connect

  1. To start the export of architecture elements to a Jama Connect project, select the package from which the architecture elements shall be exported.
    Right-click the package and select Specialize > LemonTree.Connect for Jama Connect > Export to Jama Connect:

    startExport

  2. In the next step, the mapping has to be configured for the export. For more details, please refer to this page:
    Mapping Configuration

  3. Continue with "Save".

  4. After the configuration has been saved, the export will automatically start.
  5. Before the project in Jama Connect will be changed, LemonTree.Connect will display how much elements will be added or modified. If you agree to this action, confirm with "Continue":

    exportContinue

  6. After the export was finished, confirm the message box:

    exportFinished

  7. Reload the project in Jama Connect to see the exported architecture elements.

3 Synchronize Relations between EA and Jama Connect

Traceability links between elements in Jama Connect, as well as in Enterprise Architect are synced between the two tools during both import and export.

For more details on the respective functions, please refer to these pages:

Import of Traceability Links between Jama Connect Elements

Export of Traceability Links between Jama Connect Requirements and EA Architecture Elements