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ClearCase and ClearQuest

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Built-in data integrity checks for ClearCase data

Dear IBM/Rational support, We need a new feature to ensure the integrity of ClearCase data, especially for source containers. We have found out that even very simple manipulations of source containers are NOT detected by the available checks (dbch...
over 7 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Provide CMAPI support for lshistory and other commands.

The CMAPI provides a Java API for ClearCase, but some common commands to "see" what has happened across a VOB have no real CMAPI equivalents -- particularly lshistory.
almost 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Streamlining the distribution of a custom provider in CTE

When want a custom provider for merges/compares in CTE We have 50+ clients with ClearCase Manually creating the provider via settings dialog in CTE for every client costs a lot of time and is errorprone So the idea would be to distribute the custo...
almost 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

ClearCase4Cds: check "checkedout but removed" files before check-in

In ClearCase Cadence integration, we are using ClearCase GUI to check-in Cadence library, cell, views. Some of Cadence tools remove files in a cellview with unix remove command and not use the DM remove. A check for check-in is needed: If there ar...
almost 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Export and Import data from ClearQuest by Script

The EclipseClient provides a direct way to export and import data or tables of individual record types. The user has various setting options, such as code page, separator, fields, etc. For the export and import schema in the ClearQuest Designer, i...
about 6 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 1 Future consideration

Release the VOB Repair tools with ClearCase product

This RFE is requesting that the many VOB repair tools released by support be versioned and released with the product in a similar manner to how checkvob is released.HCL support has agreed that is supported to run these repair tools before contacti...
about 8 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 3 Future consideration

Fully Support Windows API GetFileInformationByHandleEx() Call in MVFS

Certain tools that use the current CLANG toolset use this call to get a unique file ID (to avoid scanning the same file multiple times.
about 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Allow the startup behavior of ClearCase Doctor to be set at install time

By default the CC doctor runs at startup. For enterprise wide installs of CC this is not necessary. Allowing a response file to have the desired CC Doctor start-up behavior pre-set would be helpful for enterprise wide installs.
about 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Enable CTE to run Make Baseline with existing dynamic or snapshot view

In CTE, "Make Baseline" (available from context menu of stream object) always creates a new view for the operation.
about 6 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

rcleartool lsstream -fmt option missing

"rcleartool lsproject" has a '-fmt' option but not "rcleartool lsstream"
over 6 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration