Configuring ClearCase Explorer preferences

Use the ClearCase Explorer preferences page to specify the appearance of the ClearCase Remote Client Explorer.
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To configure ClearCase Explorer preferences:
  1. From the main menu bar, click Window > Preferences to open the Preferences dialog box.
    • If you are using the Rational ClearCase Remote Client for Eclipse, select Team > ClearCase Remote Client > ClearCase Explorer
    • If you are using the Rational ClearCase Remote Client, select ClearCase Remote Client > ClearCase Explorer.
  2. To specify that hovering over an object with the cursor in the ClearCase Navigator view or in the ClearCase Details view produces additional information about the current object, click the Display tool tips in ClearCase Navigator and ClearCase Details views preference.
  3. To specify the modified time of the element as the last modified time of that version in the VOB (instead of the time when the element was last loaded, updated, or restored), click the Preserve version creation time when files are updated or loaded from the server preference. Note that this preference setting can also affect an Undo Checkout or Undo Hijack operation. Undoing a hijack operation reloads the corresponding version from the server and restores the last modified time as specified by this preference setting. Likewise, undoing a checkout operation restores the corresponding version of the element and also restores the last modified time according to this preference setting.
  4. By default, the last modified time of a ClearCase element is the time it was last checked in. To preserve the last modified time during a checkin operation or when adding resources to source control, click the Preserve modification time when checking in files and adding new files to source control preference.
  5. To append the name of the ClearCase Remote Client server and its connection status to the names of each of your ClearCase views, click the Decorate view names with server names and connection status in ClearCase Navigator preference.
  6. Save your preferences.
    • To restore all ClearCase Explorer preferences to their default settings, click Restore Defaults.
    • Click Apply to set the specified preferences and leave the dialog box open.
    • Click OK to set the specified preferences and close the dialog box.
    • To cancel the operation and close the dialog box, click Cancel.

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