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Abstract
This technote outlines the feature differences between the Eclipse plug-in versions of the IBM Rational ClearCase Remote Client (CCRC) and the SCM Adapter plug-in.
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Feature | SCM Adapter Plug-in for Eclipse 3.x.x | CCRC 6.0 | CCRC 7.0.x | CCRC 7.1[1] | Notes |
| Basic Eclipse Repository Provider capabilities | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Integrated CM operations in the Team context menu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Resource Management (validate, Edit, move/delete...) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Refactoring support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Extended repository support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Provider-specific properties | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Use of team related decorators | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Customizable text decorators | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Visual indicator of modified resources | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | * Indicates checked out files (may not actually be modified) |
| Support team-private and other ignored resources | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Support Team project sets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to apply metadata to resources (apply label, create baseline, etc) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Integrated with Eclipse Functionality tool set | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| QuickDiff support | No | No | No | No | |
| Apply/Create patch support | No | No | No | No | |
| Repository Explorer | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Resource History | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Annotate view | No | No | No | No | |
| Graphical version tree view | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Integration with Synch view | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Native eclipse view with search capability | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Provides a custom Eclipse perspective for ClearCase views | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| WAN Accessible | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supports Some Latency in Network Connectivity |
| Getting Started & Documentation support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom Cheat Sheets for Repository tasks | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Integrated Tutorial in On-line Help | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Repository Specific On-line Help | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Easy client install | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Integrated defect tracking in Eclipse | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Integrated with Rational Desktop tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Automated Process support (UCM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Advanced parallel development capabilities | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Replication support (MultiSite) | Yes | Yes** | Yes** | Yes | **Does not support reqmaster presently |
| Build management capabilities (auditing and avoidance) | Yes* | No | No | No | * With the use of Dynamic views or clearaudit |
| MVFS Dynamic Views | Yes | No | No | No |
The major differences when considering which client to implement:
- The SCM Adapter requires the full ClearCase client to be installed on the host system, while the CCRC plug-in does not.
- The SCM Adapter supports the use of both Dynamic and Snapshot Views.
- The CCRC plug-in is a WAN based solution allowing for only the use of Web Views.
Footnote 1: For details about the new features delivered in CCRC 7.1 refer to the IBM Rational ClearCase 7.1 Release Notes under the topic of Rational ClearCase Remote Client (CCRC) features.
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16 June 2018
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