setcs

Sets the config spec of a view

APPLICABILITY

SYNOPSIS

setcs [ -tag view-tag ] { -cur·rent | -def·ault | pname | -stre·am }

DESCRIPTION

This command does not require a product license.

The setcs command changes the config spec of a view to the contents of a user-specified or system-default file, or causes the view's associated view_server process to flush its caches and reevaluate the current config spec. The Attache workspace is not updated to reflect any changes in the view's contents.

• For UCM views, the setcs command checks that the view's configuration matches the configuration defined by the stream it is attached to and, if needed, reconfigures the view. Load rules already in the view's configuration are preserved.

• ClearCase on UNIX-If the working directory view differs from the set view (established by the setview command), setcs displays a warning message and uses the working directory view.

• In a snapshot view, setcs initiates an update -noverwrite operation for the current view and generates an update logfile with the default name and location (see the update reference page for information on this logfile).

• Attache-If the specified file has a corresponding local file in the workspace, it is uploaded before the remote command is executed.

See the pwv reference page for more on view contexts. See the config_spec reference page for a complete discussion of config specs.

UNIX-Export View Config Specs

If you change the config spec of a view that is being exported for non-ClearCase access, make sure that all users who may currently have the view mounted for that purpose unmount and remount the view. Unmounting and remounting the view ensures access to the correct set of files as specified in the updated config spec.

RESTRICTIONS

None.

OPTIONS AND ARGUMENTS

SPECIFYING THE VIEW.  Default: Reconfigures the current view.

-tag view-tag

The view-tag of any dynamic view; the view need not be active. To set the config spec of a snapshot view,you must be in or under the snapshot view root directory (and accordingly you do not use this option). However, you can use this option to set the config spec of a dynamic view from within a snapshot view.

SPECIFYING THE KIND OF CHANGE.  Default: None.

-cur·rent

Causes the view_server to flush its caches and reevaluate the current config spec, which is stored in file config_spec in the view storage directory. This includes:

Reevaluating time rules with nonabsolute specifications (for example, now, Tuesday)

Reevaluating -config rules, possibly selecting different derived objects than previously

Re-reading files named in include rules

-def·ault

Resets the view's config spec to the contents of default_config_spec, the host's default config spec (ClearCase and ClearCase LT) or the helper host's default config spec (Attache).

pname

Specifies a text file whose contents are to become the view's new config spec.

-stre·am

For a UCM view, sets the view's config spec to that defined by the stream it is attached to. This operation preserves any load rules already in the view's config spec.

EXAMPLES

The UNIX examples in this section are written for use in csh. If you use another shell, you may need to use different quoting and escaping conventions.

The Windows examples that include wildcards or quoting are written for use in cleartool interactive mode. If you use cleartool single-command mode, you may need to change the wildcards and quoting to make your command interpreter process the command appropriately.

In cleartool single-command mode, cmd-context represents the UNIX shell or Windows command interpreter prompt, followed by the cleartool command. In cleartool interactive mode, cmd-context represents the interactive cleartool prompt. In Attache, cmd-context represents the workspace prompt.

• Change the config spec of the current view to the contents of file cspec_REL3.

cmd-context setcs cspec_REL3

• Change the config spec of the view whose view-tag is jackson_vu to the default config spec.

cmd-context setcs -tag jackson_vu -default

• Have the view_server of the current view reread its config spec.

cmd-context setcs -current

SEE ALSO

attache_command_line_interface, catcs, config_spec, lsview, mktag, mkview, pwv, update