README file for creating a Rally defect or story using a POP3 mail server
Install Ruby 1.9.2 or modify script to work with your version of Ruby Install rubygems (from command line or terminal: gem install rubygems) Install mail (from command line or terminal: gem install mail) Install rally_rest_api (from command line or terminal: gem install rally_rest_api)
Create email account to be used to process all incoming Rally creation requests. For example, [email protected].
Setup the Ruby script on a server to run a service when an incoming mail is sent to the email account created above.
The Ruby script will create defects for email subjects starting with 'defect'. Otherwise, a user story will be created.
It will be created in the user's default Project/Workspace.
Edit Ruby script with appropriate Rally settings and POP3 mail server settings.
Create a cron job on a Unix/Mac server to run the script at a set interval or the equivalent for Windows.