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ClearCase and ClearQuest

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Add VMWare ESXi 6.5 support for Clearcase

IBM System Requirements for Clearcase states that only VMWare ESXi 5.x supports Clearcase which is a very old version. Ideally the application should be supported on latest VMWare ESXi hypervisors. The latest version as of now is ESXi 6.5. Please ...
almost 7 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...
over 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.
over 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...
over 3 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 3 Future consideration

New ClearQuest API "user" object method called IsGroupMember

There does not appear to be any API method for directly asking the question, is a user a member of a group. ClearQuest 9.0.1.4
over 3 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 1 Future consideration

Sort the ClearQuest "Edit Named List" dialog of dynamic lists

In the ClearQuest web interface (9.0.1.4) you can click on "Edit Named List" to get the list of dynamic lists to update. The list is not sorted.
over 3 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 1 Future consideration

Automatically add "WITH UR" to the SQL of all ClearQuest queries

ClearQuest builds a SQL "select" statement based on GUI input from the user. When a query retrieves information from a database (known to be true for DB2), it places a temporary lock on the row it is reading. That lock isn't necessary under almost...
over 3 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 1 Future consideration

Bundling the latest versions of ISDS (LDAP) client and gskit with ClearQuest application

This request is for bundling of latest versions of ISDS (LDAP) client and gskit with ClearQuest application. Currently ClearQuest-9.0.1.X comes bundled with ISDS version 6.3.1.19, and gskit version 8.0.50.88
over 3 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 1 Is a defect

Ability to avoid dead-end of clearcase stop script

When a user has open session for view and VOB, the 'clearcase stop' script creates a dead-end situation where reboot is required. It is preferred that 'clearcase stop' fails to stop ClearCase service if MVFS cannot be unloaded.
about 7 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

As a clearcase user I would like clear, user friendly history of a stream foundation including rootless composite details

Show complete history of foundation baselines on a UCM project Through a command line.This should be a user friendly history of the rebases on the stream. UCM is used with very complex composite baselinestructures; th...
about 7 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 1 Future consideration