Can a BlueMix-created Project use the (beta) scrum capabilities in "Track & Plan"?
Unless I'm doing something wrong, it seems that if I create an app in BlueMix first and then hit the "Add Git Integration" button (the easiest way to start something) then I get my DevOps/JazzHub repository, but I'm not able to use the new Scrum capabilities in the Track & Plan since that has to be explicitly set during project creation.
It looks like instead there's just a primitive facility for creating work/tasks instead of the full "agile" capability.
For someone who's just getting started, it's really hard to figure out the correct "template" content to put in an empty JazzHub project to make it compatible with the BlueMix runtimes. I got it done by creating a project via the BlueMix UI, making the Git repository, cloning it to my laptop, (then adding the Eclipse .project and .settings was equally convoluted!) and then deleting the original BlueMix app and JazzHub repository, creating a new JazzHub repo with the scrum capability, cloning it to my laptop, copying the template files, committing and pushing, etc.... and finally I have everything working.
Is there an easier way to do this?
In addition to MCQ's point about the default changing soon, there is an easier sequence of steps you can use right now: 1. Create the app in bluemix 2. Look under VIEW GUIDE and download the .ZIP with the starter pack 3. Create a project in DevOps Services 4. Go to the Web IDE and use File->Import->File or ZIP archive 5. Import the .ZIP File 6. Commit and push the changes by clicking the cylinder icon in the left menu to go to the Git page. 7. You can now use SIMPLE deploy, or ADVANCED deploy to deploy to same app you created in Bluemix.
Thanks. The trick (in terms of general procedure) is going to be finding the right starter pack ZIPs, but for the basic Liberty/Java app, this should do fine. If I can give a suggestion—it would be a good idea to make these sorts of template(s) (especially the one that'll be used if you normally click the application runtime button in BlueMx) more "front and center" when you click on the icon. (Maybe even put it able the View Full Documentation link.)
We're currently in the process of changing the behaviour so that projects created via Add Git Integration will use the scrum template. Stay tuned.