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Module summary

In this module, you learned about the first steps for all external applications using the Rational® ClearQuest® Perl API.
To work with user database objects you first follow these steps:
  • Create a Session object.
  • Get accessible user databases by calling the GetAccessibleDatabases method of the Session object.
  • Specify a database name.
  • Login to the database by calling the UserLogon method of the Session object. For external applications you must call this method before calling other Session methods.
You must have a valid login ID and password to log on to a database. As soon as you log on, you can start working with records and queries.

Lessons learned

By completing this module, you learned about the following concepts and tasks:
  • How to create a Session.
  • How to get accessible user databases.
  • How to log on to a user database.
  • How to get user database information.
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