Setting Up ClearCase on a Windows Server

If you use a version of ClearCase earlier than 2003.06 for source control management of your Functional Tester test assets, you must update the ClearCase type managers to recognize Functional Test object map files on Windows. The latest version of ClearCase includes Functional Tester type managers.

To simplify your ClearCase administration, you can put Functional Tester test assets in a separate VOB. By putting Functional Tester test assets in a separate VOB, only those users who need to access Functional Test test assets need to install the Functional Tester type managers on their system.

To update the ClearCase type managers to recognize Functional Tester object map files on Windows, complete the following steps:

  1. Select from the following options:

    If you

    Then

    Use ClearCase

    Perform Steps 2 and 3 on the computer where you located the view storage when you created a view.

    Use ClearCase LT

    Perform Steps 2 and 3 on the ClearCase server.

    Use ClearCase MultiSite

    Perform Steps 2 and 3 on all replicas.

    Want to perform ClearCase operations on a VOB with Functional Tester assets, but do not need to install Functional Tester on your system.

    Perform Steps 2 and 3 on your system to gain access to Functional Test assets.

  1. Log on using an account with administrator privileges.
  2. Do one of the following procedures:  
    _rftmap     construct_version                 ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftmap     create_branch                      ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftmap     create_element                     ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftmap     create_version                       ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftmap     delete_branches_versions      ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftmap     compare                               ..\..\bin\cleardiff.exe
    _rftmap     xcompare                             ..\..\bin\cleardiffmrg.exe
    _rftmap     merge                                  ..\..\bin\cleardiff.exe
    _rftmap     xmerge                                ..\..\bin\cleardiffmrg.exe
    _rftmap     annotate                               ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftmap     get_cont_info                        ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftdef       construct_version                  ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftdef       create_branch                       ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftdef       create_element                     ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftdef       create_version                      ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftdef       delete_branches_versions      ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftdef       compare                               ..\..\bin\cleardiff.exe
    _rftdef       xcompare                             ..\..\bin\cleardiffmrg.exe
    _rftdef       merge                                  ..\..\bin\cleardiff.exe
    _rftdef       xmerge                                 ..\..\bin\cleardiffmrg.exe
    _rftdef       annotate                                ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftdef       get_cont_info                         ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftvp        construct_version                   ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftvp        create_branch                        ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftvp        create_element                       ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftvp        create_version                         ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftvp        delete_branches_versions         ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftvp        compare                                  ..\..\bin\cleardiff.exe
    _rftvp        xcompare                                 ..\..\bin\cleardiffmrg.exe
    _rftvp        merge                                       ..\..\bin\cleardiff.exe
    _rftvp        xmerge                                      ..\..\bin\cleardiffmrg.exe
    _rftvp        annotate                                    ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe
    _rftvp        get_cont_info                              ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe

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