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ClearCase

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increase "Local Epoch" limit

The current "Local Epoch Num" is reported by 'lsepoch' command. The maximum for that number in a clearcase database is 2147483648. This request is to increase that limit significantly to allow more durable replicas.
12 months ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 3 Future consideration

Allow to use environmental variables (for example, %JAVA_HOME%) when providing JRE/bin directory during ClearCase installation

Currently, when you install ClearCase 10, the JRE/bin directory must be specified and it has to be a hard-coded value. The issue we are having with this restriction is that during our process to patch Java (which is done every 3 months), the path ...
about 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 1 Future consideration

Provide mechanism for clearfsimport to associate its checkins with CMI tasks in base ClearCase VOBs/views.

Clearfsimport is not just a "one time use" import tool. It is often used to import third party "code drops" and revised versions of tools into ClearCase. (For example, if you are keeping compilers like GCC under source control to improve build aud...
about 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Trigger type management in ClearTeam Explorer

This request is to add trigger type management in ClearTeam Explorer (CTE).Currently CTE has label and branch type browsers where you can view/add/remove a type but not for trigger.
about 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

ClearCase CMI integrations should allow setting tasks in the GUIs

The Change Managment Interface (CMI) based integrations have replaced some of the older integration methods with an arguably less usable integration. Feature shorrtcomings include: 1. In the old base ClearCase/Clearquest integration, the user can ...
over 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Keep ClearCase/ClearQuest V2 Integration in future releases. It is already implemented and changing to the CMI integration has negative impacts.

Keep ClearCase/ClearQuest V2 Integration in future releases. It is already implemented and changing to the CMI integration has negative impacts. CC/CQ V2 Integration was announced as deprecated in 9.1/10.x, yet still functions. Functionality will ...
over 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Bring back ability to check in multiple files in single click with "Apply to All" button in RAD ClearTeam Explorer Extension / ClearQuest integration.

In the past developers were able to click "Apply to All" button when checking in multiple files with Rational Application Developer with ClearTeam Explorer Extension + ClearQuest Perl based integration. However, in ClearCase 9.0.2.x "Apply to All"...
almost 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 1 Future consideration

make webview update more robust

More users are working from home and going through complex network (VPN, reverse-proxy, ...) to reach the corporate cloud. It is necessary to make the CCRC webview update more robust for such environment. Large webview update can be interrupted by...
over 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

mkstream should verify components from composite baseline

This verification logic should be added to the mkstream command: a. check to see if the baseline specified by the -baseline parameter is a composite baseline b. if it is, determine which baselines it depends on and what components those baselines ...
over 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

official support for SSSD with clearcase

This is to request official support for SSSD with clearcase on Linux and Linux-Windows interop. SSSD is still not supported according to this technote: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/rational-clearcase-and-system-security-services-daemon-suppor...
over 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 0 Future consideration