Use the ClearTeam Navigator and the ClearTeam
Details views to explore ClearCase metadata in base ClearCase
(non-UCM project) VOBs.
Before you begin
If you are using a Web view, you must be connected to the
CCRC WAN server to explore Rational ClearCase metadata.
About this task
The
ClearTeam Navigator and the
ClearTeam
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.
Procedure
To explore ClearCase metadata:
- Click . If the ClearTeam Navigator is not in the
list, click and then select the ClearTeam Navigator. The ClearTeam Navigator opens.
- If using a Web view, click the plus sign (+) to the left
of the ClearCase node that is followed by the name of the server that
you want to explore. If using a Dynamic view, click the
plus sign (+) to the left of the ClearCase Local node or click the
plus sign (+) to the left of the Dynamic view name. At any time, you
can also click any object in the ClearTeam Navigator and
open the ClearTeam Details view. The
node expands and displays the VOBs known to the server.
- In the ClearTeam 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
ClearTeam 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.