IBM Rational ClearCase (Base) - Advanced - Part 1

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IBM Rational ClearCase Advanced

Managing parallel development, release strategies and overall policy and process design is essential to the success of a CM implementation.

This training course is split into multiple sessions, the module descriptions below reflect the content of the entire course and will not all be delivered within this session

CCB-01 – Creating VOBs

• This module looks in detail at what a VOB is and what it consists of.

• How to create a VOB
• The structure of a VOB
• Issues associated with on-going VOB maintenance
• Review

CCB-01L – Creating VOBs

•  Stepping through the process of creating a ClearCase VOB

CCB-02 – Managing VOBs

• This module looks in more detail at managing VOBs on a day-to-day basis.

·         Public and Private VOBs

• Moving VOBs
• Removing VOBs
• Review

CCB-02L – Managing VOBs

• Unregistering VOBs & removing VOBs

CCB-03 – View Config Specs

• This module concentrates on the View Config. Spec.

• Config. spec. syntax
• Implications of making changes to syntax
• Review

CCB-03L – View Config Specs

• Changing a View's config. spec an examining the implications of the changes made.'

CCB-04 – Managing Views

• This module looks in more detail at managing Views on a day-to-day basis.

·         What is View registry & View storage?

• View protections
• Moving and removing Views
• Review

CCB-04L – Managing Views

•  Examining View registry & View storage and moving and removing Views

CCB-05 – Importing Data

This module describes the tools that can be used to extract data from other version-control tools and import it into your ClearCase environment.

• The clearexport tool
• The clearimport tool
• The clearfsimport tool
• Review

CCB-05L – Importing Data

• Using the clearfsimport tool

CCB-06 – Managing Elements

• This module looks at how to manage elements on a day-to-day basis.

• Moving elements within a VOB
• Moving elements across VOBs
• The correct methods to use when removing elements and versions
• Review

CCB-06L – Managing Elements

• Removing versions and elements

CCB-07 – Metadata

This module looks in detail at the different ClearCase metadata types. and some of the properties associated with these types.

• Metadata type properties
• Commands for working with and manipulating metadata types
• Review

CCB-07L – Planning your metadata requirements

• A planning exercise addressing the metadata requirements for a hypothetical project.

CCB-08 – Planning Base Projects

This module looks in detail at planning the rollout of a base ClearCase environment.

• Branching Strategies
• View standarization
• Use of metadata types
• Review

CCB-08L – Planning Base Projects

• A planning exercise addressing the requirements for a hypothetical project in a ClearCase environment.

CCB-09 – Managing Base Projects

This module looks at how you would implement your planned base ClearCase project.

• Setting up the project

·         Maintaining & administering the project

• Integration strategies
• Review

CCB-09L – Managing Base Projects

• Using the ClearCase toolset to setup a project based on the requirements outlined in the previous exercise.

CCB-10 – ClearCase Remote Client

This module introduces the ClearCase Remote Client.

• What is the CCRC?

·         Creating a CCRC View & Connection

• Loaded and Non-Loaded Resources
• Review

CCB-10L – Working With CCRC

• Using the CCRC to perform basic ClearCase operation.

CCB-11 – ClearCase Eclipse Plug-in

This reference module examines in detail some of the key ClearCase problems.

• What is Eclipse?

·         The ClearCase Plug-in

• Creating an Eclipse project

·         Performing ClearCase operations in via the Eclipse plug-in

• Review

CCB-11L – Working in the Eclipse Environment

• Using the Eclipse environment with the ClearCase plug-in to perform basic ClearCase operations

CCB-12 – ClearMake

This reference module looks at the ClearCase make utility - ClearMake. In particular it looks at what ClearMake is, how it works and the benefits of using over the standard make utility in a ClearCase environment.

• What is ClearMake?

• How does ClearMake work?

• What are benefits of using ClearMake over the standard make utility in a ClearCase environment?

• Review

CCB-12L – ClearMake

• No Lab