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GET failed with http code 401 and invalid_consumer_key when adding a service link type in Rational DOORS

Troubleshooting


Problem

Attempts to add a service type link from IBM Rational Team Concert, Rational Quality Manager or Rational Design Manager to Rational DOORS results in the error "GET failed with http code 401 and invalid_consumer_key".

Symptom

You will get the following error when adding a service link type:


GET failed with http code 401 and invalid_consumer_key

Cause

The consumer key is incorrect or it has been generated in the wrong place.

  • For Rational Team Concert(RTC), it should be generated in the Consumers (Inbound) section of the CCM application.
    Example: https://win-6vg357ru4g2:9443/ccm/admin
  • For Rational Quality Manager(RQM), it should be generated in the Consumers (Inbound) section of the RQM application.
    Example: https://win-6vg357ru4g2:9443/qm/admin
  • For Rational Design Manager(RDM), it should be generated in the Consumers (Inbound) section of the Jazz Team Server(JTS)
    (*not* the Design Manager(DM) application, see Enhancement 38736).
    Example: https://win-6vg357ru4g2:9443/jts/admin

Resolving The Problem

Generate the consumer key in the correct Consumers (Inbound) location and indicated above.

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 May 2020

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