CASEVision™/ClearCase Concepts Guide
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CASEVision™/ClearCase Concepts Guide

Document Number: 007-1612-020

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Table of Contents

Typographical Conventions

1. Introduction to ClearCase

ClearCase Data Structures
Version Control
Environment Management
Build Management
Process Control
ClearCase Client-Server Architecture
ClearCase Interfaces
ClearCase Documentation

2. Version Control - ClearCase VOBs

Versioned Object Bases (VOBs)
VOB Data Structures
Elements, Branches, and Versions
How New Versions Are Created
The Version as Compound Object
Element Types and Type Managers
Version Control of Links
Version Control of Directories
Directory Elements

3. ClearCase Meta-Data

Meta-Data: Records and Annotations
User-Defined Meta-Data
ClearCase-Generated Meta-Data
The ClearCase Query Language

4. ClearCase Views

Requirements for a Development Workspace
ClearCase Development Workspaces: Views
Transparency and Its Alternatives
Mechanics of Version-Selection
View-Private Storage / The Virtual Workspace
View Usage Scenarios

5. Building Software with ClearCase

Overview
Dependency Tracking - MVFS and Non-MVFS Files
Derived Objects and Configuration Records
Build Avoidance
Build Auditing with clearaudit
Storage of DOs and CRs
clearmake Compatibility with Other make Programs
Parallel and Distributed Building
Building on a Non-ClearCase Host
Derived Objects as Versions of Elements

6. ClearCase Process Control

Information Capture and Retrieval
Access Control
Triggers
Policy Enforcement - An Example

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