Use the ClearCase Navigator and the ClearCase
Details views to explore ClearCase metadata in base ClearCase (non-UCM
project) VOBs.
Before you begin
You must be connected to a Rational ClearCase server to explore Rational
ClearCase metadata.
About this task
The
ClearCase Navigator and the
ClearCase
Details views display branch types and label types in base ClearCase
VOBs. Using these views, you can also perform ClearCase operations on the
metadata, such as creating label and branch types, and applying labels to
ClearCase resources.
To explore ClearCase metadata:
- Click . If the ClearCase Navigator is not in the list,
click and then select the ClearCase Navigator. The ClearCase Navigator opens.
- Click the plus sign (+) to the left of the server that you want
to explore. At any time, you can also click any object in the ClearCase
Navigator and open the ClearCase Details view. The server node expands and displays the VOBs known to the server.
- In the ClearCase Navigator, click the plus
sign (+) to the left of a base ClearCase VOB (
) to explore the metadata.
- Click the Branch Types or Label
Types folder. The branch types or label types
defined in the selected VOB are displayed in the ClearCase Details view.
Results
While exploring a base ClearCase VOB with the
ClearCase
Navigator view, you can right-click the
Branch Types or
Label
Types folders to create new branch and label types. In the
ClearCase
Details view, you can right-click a label type and select
Apply
Label from the context menu to apply the label to multiple Rational
ClearCase resources.