Use this window to specify the following options when you create
a view:
- Type
Product note: This option is
not supported on the Rational® ClearCase® LT system.
Set either Dynamic or Snapshot to
indicate the type of view to create.
Dynamic views use the multiversion
file system (MVFS) to provide immediate, transparent access to files and directories
stored in VOBs.
Snapshot views copy the files and directories
from VOBs to a directory on your computer.
- View tag
- If you set Dynamic in Type,
enter a name for the view tag that is unique within the network region. Use
a name that identifies the owner and purpose of the view.
- Snapshot view location
- If you set Snapshot in Type,
in Snapshot View Location, enter a path or click Browse to
navigate to a location. This becomes the snapshot view root directory into
which versions of files from VOBs are loaded and in which you do your work.
Choose a location that has enough space for your work and that is part of
a data-backup scheme.
- (Optional) comment
- Enter a brief description of the view's purpose. The description appears
in the view's property sheet and helps you associate important information
with the view.
- Advanced options
- Displays the View Advanced Options window to change default settings.
You can specify the view-storage, whether to use Interop (insert_cr) text
mode, the view tag (for a snapshot view), timestamps (for a snapshot view),
the network region (for a dynamic view), and creation of shareable derived
objects (for a dynamic view).
If this is the first time that
you are creating a view on this computer, click Advanced Options to
specify the location for the view storage directories. The View Advanced Options
window opens. A default location is suggested in the View Advanced Options
window. You can accept the default or specify a different one. Click Help for
information.
The application saves your choice for view
storage location (and other advanced options) and uses those defaults hereafter.
Otherwise, click Advanced Options only
to change defaults used in view creation.
- Confirmation
- In the Create View window, click OK. The Confirm
window opens. Examine the information in Confirm before the view is created.
Click Continue to create the view as specified. Click Cancel to
return to the Create View window to change your choices.