2.2 Choosing a Snapshot View or a Dynamic View

Depending on how your computer is configured, the View Creation Wizard may ask you to choose to create a snapshot view or dynamic view. As described in ClearCase Views, snapshot views load elements onto your computer; dynamic views use the MVFS to arrange VOB data into a directory tree. (Dynamic views may not be available on all platforms. For more information, see ClearCase online help.)

Work in a snapshot view when any of these conditions is true:

• Your computer does not support dynamic views.

• You want to optimize build performance to achieve native build speed.

• You want to work with source files under ClearCase control when you are disconnected from the network that hosts the VOBs.

• You want to access a view from a computer that is not a ClearCase host.

• Your development project doesn't use the ClearCase build auditing and build avoidance features.

Work in a dynamic view when any of these conditions is true:

• Your development project uses build auditing and build avoidance.

• You want to access elements in VOBs without copying them to your computer.

• You want the view to reflect changes made by other team members at all times (without requiring an update operation).

For more information, see the Administrator's Guide for Rational ClearCase.