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ClearCase and ClearQuest

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Create no-GUI install option for Unix hosts.

Hosts used in ClearCase "build farms" are often created without the GUI-specific ClearCase prerequisites (motif, X, GTK, etc.) to speed startups and reduce disk space needed -- particularly when the "build farm" hosts are increasingly virtual mach...
over 1 year ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Provide query language option to locate objects protected by a given rolemap

If you are trying to clean up VOB ACLs and remove rolemaps, you cannot remove a rolemap while it still protects objects. There is currently no non-trivial way to locate objects protected by a given rolemap.
over 1 year ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

2FA for clearcase

Implement 2-Factor Authentication when connecting to a CCRC server. This should be based on SAML, OpenID or Azure AD and is not related to smartcard.
almost 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

inter-project deliver should ignore RO components

Inter-project deliver should skip any component that is read-only in both source and destination projects. Currently the deliver will fail with that error: There are changes from the source stream "Project02_Int"'s foundation in component "CompA"....
almost 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

CTE in full LAN client should allow "disconnected use" using web/Automatic views.

CTE, on a host running the "Full" LAN client, will attempt to connect to the LAN-based ClearCase environment (License/registry/vob/etc. servers) when connecting to a WAN server or listing the user's views. This can cause the UI to stall, report li...
almost 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Add "Choices.Count" API property to the HookChoices object

A "Choices.Count" property for the HookChoices object would simply return the integer number of choices currently in the choice list.
almost 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 1 Future consideration

Add support for non ASCII file name in cleartool

It appears to be that the cleartool prompt on Windows wants everything in the first 127 characters (ASCII). cleartool interactive prompt ignores the input locale, assuming ASCII, meaning filenames with accented or other international characters ma...
over 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

ClearTeam Explorer Default Editor

Based on the Window -> Preferences -> Editors, there is this option for file association. Instead of setting each file one by one to be opened with my preferred editor, Users just want to set their default editor (e.g. text editor) for all t...
almost 3 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 1 Not under consideration

Provide an API method to determine a field's dynamic/named list

A field's dynamic/named list can be determined in the schema designer simply by manually inspecting a field's properties. But, there is no programmatic way to determine what named list a field is using.
almost 3 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 1 Future consideration

Allow a ClearQuest administrator to turn off Template functionality

A template can used by ClearQuest (9.0.1.4) users to save commonly entered data and then import that data when creating a new record of the same type, which saves them time. Allow a CQ administrator to turn off templates for a specified record typ...
almost 3 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 3 Future consideration