13.1 Overview of the Integration

Rational ClearQuest manages change requests, which report defects or request modifications for a project or product. Rational ClearCase manages versions of the elements that represent a project or product. Each version embodies one or more changes to an element.

The integration of ClearQuest and ClearCase associates one or more ClearQuest change requests with one or more ClearCase versions.

A single change request may be associated with more than one version. The set of versions that implement the requested change is called the change set for that request.

A single version may be associated with more than one change request. These change requests are called the request set for that version.

The integration has the following interfaces:

• As a ClearCase project manager, you specify the conditions under which users are prompted to associate versions with change requests. You can specify VOBs, branches, and element types for which users can or must associate change requests.

• As a ClearQuest administrator, you add ClearCase definitions to a ClearQuest schema. These definitions enable change requests in databases that use the schema to contain and display associated change sets.

• As a ClearCase developer, you can:

• Associate a version with one or more change requests at the time you check in or check out the version.

• View the change set for a request.

• Submit queries to identify the change requests that are associated with a project over a period of time.