Tools Page, Front Desk

Use the Tools page of Front Desk to start Rational® ClearCase® tools outside of Microsoft® Visual Studio. Commands that require element selection open a dialog box, in which you select the elements to operate on.

The tool shortcuts are listed in these sections.

On your system, shortcuts are not available for tools that are not installed. For more information about using a tool, see the Help within each tool.

Elements and versions

Rational ClearCase Explorer
The main ClearCase tool for navigating and using the most common version management or UCM functions.
Version Tree Browser
A graphical tool for viewing element versions, including any branches or UCM streams.
History Browser
A list of changes to an element.
Find Checkouts
Lists elements that are currently checked out, by you or any user, in your view or any visible view.
Apply Label Wizard
Applies labels to a range of elements.

Branches

Setup Private Branch
Creates a new branch in the VOB that only you can access, enabling you to work in isolation from the rest of the team.
Finish Private Branch
Merges the work on a private branch to the team's integration branch, when you want to share your work.
View Profiles
Locates or creates view profiles. View profiles define how development teams use Rational ClearCase to configure their work environments.
Merge Manager
Enables you to set up and perform merges: combining changes in one or more files across different branches to create a single, new version.

Projects

Join Project
A wizard that helps you create a work area so you can work on activities associated with a particular project.
Deliver from Stream
Delivers changes made in your development stream to the UCM project's integration stream, merging changes as needed.
Rebase Stream
Incorporates changes made in the UCM project integration stream into your development stream. A rebase operation updates your development stream with the versions identified by a baseline.
Project Explorer
The central application for managing your work in UCM projects. Developers can set up work areas, share work with other team members, and synchronize work areas with the project's latest baselines.

Views

Start View
Starts a dynamic view that has been stopped. If a dynamic view is assigned to a drive letter, the view restarts when you log on.
Edit View Properties
Enables you to read or modify a view config spec, its association with a view profile, or (for a snapshot view) its load rules.
Create View
A wizard that helps you create a new dynamic or snapshot view.
Remove View
Permanently deletes all the contents of a view, including all view-private files and derived objects.
Update Snapshot View
Synchronizes the view with the contents of the VOB. Updating ensures that the versions in the view are exactly the versions specified by the view config spec. The update can copy files or directories from the VOB or can remove files or directories from the view.

VOBs

Mount VOB
Makes a VOB available to all your dynamic views.
Unmount VOB
Rational ClearCase unmounts VOBs when you log off your computer. Explicitly unmount a VOB when you no longer want to use it or if you need to reclaim system resources that it uses.
Create VOB
A wizard that helps you create a new versioned object base.
Type Explorer
Displays information about all the ClearCase type objects in a selected VOB. Type objects are metadata classes for ClearCase elements, branches, triggers, and other objects.

Administration

Control Panel
Enables you to perform system administration tasks related to Rational ClearCase. You can perform such tasks as specifying servers and regions; configuring, starting and stopping MVFS; and configuring services.
Log Browser
Lists ClearCase error and status messages.
Region Synchronizer
Configures Rational ClearCase software on a Windows® system to access specified VOBs and views on the UNIX® system.
ClearCase Host Administration
Enables an administrator to manage VOBs, views, scheduled jobs, and server logs for a single host.
ClearCase Doctor
Checks your computer for problems known to interfere with the use of Rational ClearCase. It runs when you install the product. You can also run it whenever you want to check for possible problems.

Options

User Preferences
Opens the ClearCase Options window.
Context Menu Editor
Enables you to customize the pop-up menus that are displayed when you right-click ClearCase objects.