Course description: IBM Rational ClearCase Boot Camp for Windows (O)

A 5-day intensive instructor-led online course designed to teach the basics of configuration management and how to use, implement, and administer IBM Rational ClearCase environments.

• Part 1 (2 days): Learn how to perform common day-to-day tasks in Rational ClearCase. Focus on the concepts and skills you need to successfully manage source code change in your development environment.

• Part 2 (1 day): Learn the basics of Software Configuration Management (SCM) and the attributes of effective SCM. Learn what to include in a configuration management plan and how to write a usage model, which includes details about organizing project artifacts, branching strategies, and project process and policies.

• Part 3 (2 days): Learn how to set up and manage a ClearCase implementation from initial project planning through configuration, installation, and ongoing administration.

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This boot camp is a combination of the following three instructor-led online (ILO) courses:

• Essentials of IBM Rational ClearCase for Windows (0) (2 days) (YS501)
• Essentials of Configuration Management with IBM Rational ClearCase (0) (1 day) (YS302)
• Mastering IBM Rational ClearCase Administration for Windows (0) (2 days) (RS603)

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Rational recommends the following WBTs to complement your classroom learning experience:

• Principles of Software Configuration Management with IBM Rational ClearCase UCM (SCM101)
• Essentials of IBM Rational ClearCase for Developers (SCM210)
• Essentials of IBM Rational ClearCase UCM for Developers (SCM215)
• Essentials of IBM Rational ClearCase LT (SCM250)
• When Good VOBs Go Bad (SCM503)

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This intermediate workshop is for IBM Rational ClearCase users who implement, manage, and administer ClearCase.

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There are no prerequisites for this course.

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After completing this course, you should be able to:

Part 1:

• Explain ClearCase concepts
• Set up a development workspace
• Access and work with files under source control
• Merge work to and from the integration workspace
• Create and work with snapshot views
• Configure workspaces for parallel development
• Perform advanced merge operations
• Apply ClearCase metadata including labels, attributes, and hyperlinks
• Generate ClearCase reports
• Manage software builds

Part 2:

• Define software configuration management and list the attributes of an effective software configuration management system
• Explain the purpose and describe the contents of a configuration management plan
• Complete a ClearCase usage model
• Implement a ClearCase usage model by:
• Setting up project artifacts
• Creating branch types that implement a branching strategy
• Implementing project process and policies through the use of ClearCase metadata

Part 3:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the ClearCase environment
• Plan a ClearCase implementation
• Administer the registry and regions
• Manage ClearCase access control
• Manage Versioned Object Bases (VOB)
• Manage views
• Manage storage pools
• Schedule tasks
• Back up and restore ClearCase objects
• Administer ClearCase licenses
• Install ClearCase

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Part 1:

• Getting started in ClearCase
• Typical developer workflow
• Workspace management
• The checkin/checkout model
• Versioning and branching software assets
• Snapshot and dynamic views
• Configuring workspaces for parallel development
• Integrating parallel development
• ClearCase metadata
• Managing builds with clearmake and omake

Part 2:

• SCM overview
• Attributes of effective SCM
• SCM and ClearCase
• The Configuration Management Plan
• Creating a usage model
• Setting up project artifacts
• Creating Versioned Object Bases (VOB)
• Importing data into VOBs
• Creating and applying label types
• Planning and implementing a branching strategy
• Creating branch types
• Automating configuration specification usage
• Creating and implanting project policies
• Triggers
• Attributes

Part 3:

• The ClearCase environment
• Planning a ClearCase implementation
• The registry and regions
• Managing access control
• Managing VOBs
• Managing views
• Managing storage pools
• Scheduling tasks
• Backing up and restoring ClearCase objects
• ClearCase licensing
• Installing ClearCase

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