6.6 Registering a Snapshot View

When you create a snapshot view or click on a view shortcut in ClearCase Explorer, ClearCase registers it in your Windows User Profile. The integration with Windows Explorer recognizes files and directories below a registered snapshot view as ClearCase objects.

If a view is not registered in your Windows User Profile and you access the view through Network Neighborhood, the Windows Explorer integration does not recognize the files or directories as ClearCase objects. If you want to perform ClearCase operations in this view, you must either create a view shortcut in ClearCase Explorer or, if you want to access the view only through Windows Explorer, register the view.

NOTE: You cannot register a snapshot view that was created from a UNIX host.

To Access Another's Snapshot View from ClearCase Explorer

You can use ClearCase Explorer to perform ClearCase operations on the files in a team member's snapshot view. To access another's snapshot view, create a view shortcut in ClearCase Explorer. If the root directory of the snapshot view is shareable (see To Enable Sharing on the Snapshot View Root Directory), follow these steps on your computer:

1. On the Views tab of the Shortcut pane, right-click and click Add View Shortcut.

2. In the Add a New View Shortcut dialog box, click the ellipsis button to the right of the Snapshot Location text box; navigate to and select the shareable root directory under My Network Places or Network Neighborhood; and click OK.

3. Click OK.

This registers the view in your Windows User Profile. Click the view shortcut to access the snapshot view.

To Register Another's Snapshot View for Windows Explorer Use

If you want to use Windows Explorer to perform ClearCase operations on the files in another team member's snapshot view, register the view. If the root directory of the snapshot view is shareable (see To Enable Sharing on the Snapshot View Root Directory), proceed as follows:

1. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the root directory of the view you want to register.

2. Right-click the root directory of the view.

ClearCase registers the view by adding an entry to your Windows User Profile.