Setting up ClearCase on a Windows server

If you use a version of ClearCase® earlier than 2003.06 for source control management of your test assets, you must update the ClearCase® type managers to recognize Functional Test object map files on Windows®. The latest version of ClearCase® includes Rational® Functional Tester type managers.

About this task

To simplify your ClearCase® administration, you can put test assets in a separate VOB. By putting test assets in a separate VOB, only those users who need to access Functional Test test assets need to install the Rational® Functional Tester type managers on their system.

Procedure

To update the ClearCase® type managers to recognize Rational® Functional Tester object map files on Windows®, complete the following steps:

  1. Select from the following options:
    If you Then
    Use ClearCase® Perform Steps 2 and 3 on the computer where you located the view storage when you created a view.
    Use ClearCase MultiSite® Perform Steps 2 and 3 on all replicas.
    Want to perform ClearCase® operations on a VOB with Rational® Functional Tester assets, but do not need to install Rational® Functional Tester on your system. Perform Steps 2 and 3 on your system to gain access to Functional Test assets.
  2. Log on using an account with administrator privileges.
  3. To update the ClearCase® type managers, take one of the following steps:
    • Copy the ClearCase® type managers from another computer with Rational® Functional Tester:
      1. Copy the file <Install_dir> \ FunctionalTester\bin\rtccserverextension.exe to a temporary directory.
      2. Run rtccserverextension.exe.
      3. Using regedit, verify that the registry keys _rftdef, _rftmap, and _rftvp are created under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Atria\ClearCase\2.0\CurrentVersion\TypeManagers to ensure the update has completed successfully.
    • Or add the following lines to your < ClearCase installation directory>/lib/mgrs/map:

Results

		_rftmap construct_version ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe 
		_rftmap create_branch  ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftmap create_element ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe 
		_rftmap create_version ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe 
		_rftmap delete_branches_versions ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe 
		_rftmap compare ..\..\bin\cleardiff.exe 
		_rftmap xcompare ..\..\bin\cleardiffmrg.exe 
		_rftmap merge ..\..\bin\cleardiff.exe 
		_rftmap xmerge ..\..\bin\cleardiffmrg.exe 
		_rftmap annotate ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftmap get_cont_info  ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftdef construct_version ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftdef create_branch ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftdef create_element ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftdef create_version ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftdef delete_branches_versions ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftdef compare ..\..\bin\cleardiff.exe  
		_rftdef xcompare ..\..\bin\cleardiffmrg.exe  
		_rftdef merge ..\..\bin\cleardiff.exe  
		_rftdef xmerge ..\..\bin\cleardiffmrg.exe  
		_rftdef annotate ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftdef get_cont_info ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftvp construct_version ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftvp create_branch ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftvp create_element ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftvp create_version ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftvp delete_branches_versions ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftvp compare ..\..\bin\cleardiff.exe  
		_rftvp xcompare ..\..\bin\cleardiffmrg.exe  
		_rftvp merge ..\..\bin\cleardiff.exe  
		_rftvp xmerge  ..\..\bin\cleardiffmrg.exe  
		_rftvp annotate ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe  
		_rftvp get_cont_info ..\..\bin\bdtm.exe

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