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# IBM Engineering Workflow Management (EWM) Integration **(FREE)**
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This service allows you to go from GitLab to EWM work items mentioned in merge request
descriptions and commit messages.
Each work item reference is automatically converted to a link to the work item.
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This IBM product was [formerly named Rational Team Concert ](https://jazz.net/blog/index.php/2019/04/23/renaming-the-ibm-continuous-engineering-portfolio/ )(RTC). This integration is compatible with all versions of RTC and EWM.
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To enable the EWM integration, in a project:
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1. Go to the [Integrations page ](overview.md#accessing-integrations ).
1. Select **EWM** .
1. Select the checkbox under **Enable integration** .
1. Fill in the required fields:
- **Project URL**: The URL to the EWM project area.
To obtain your project area URL, navigate to the
path `/ccm/web/projects` and copy the listed project's URL. For example, `https://example.com/ccm/web/Example%20Project` .
- **Issue URL**: The URL to the work item editor in the EWM project area.
The format is `<your-server-url>/resource/itemName/com.ibm.team.workitem.WorkItem/:id` .
GitLab replaces `:id` with the issue number
(for example, `https://example.com/ccm/resource/itemName/com.ibm.team.workitem.WorkItem/:id` ,
which becomes `https://example.com/ccm/resource/itemName/com.ibm.team.workitem.WorkItem/123` ).
- **New issue URL**: URL to create a new work item in the EWM project area.
Append the following fragment to your project area URL: `#action=com.ibm.team.workitem.newWorkItem` .
For example, `https://example.com/ccm/web/projects/JKE%20Banking#action=com.ibm.team.workitem.newWorkItem` .
1. Select **Save changes** or optionally select **Test settings** .
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## Reference EWM work items in commit messages
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To refer to work items, you can use any keywords supported by the EWM Git Integration Toolkit.
Use the format: `<keyword> <id>` .
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You can use the following keywords:
- `bug`
- `defect`
- `rtcwi`
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- `task`
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- `work item`
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- `workitem`
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Avoid using the keyword `#` . Learn more in the EWM documentation page
[Creating links from commit comments ](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/elm/7.0.0?topic=commits-creating-links-from-commit-comments ).