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Create your ClearCase UCM Developer Environments in a Click!

A question we are often asked by users is: "What is the difference between GoMidjets ClearEnv and the UCM Join Project Wizard"?

We'd like to answer this question:
ClearEnv is a new innovative product that replaces the "join project" utility while, at the same time, giving you much, much more.

GoMidjets ClearEnv's main purpose is to let your end-users (developers, team-leaders etc.) automatically and independently create their own environments (ClearCase streams and views) in a mouse click. This goal is achieved by using definitions that have been set up by the CM administrator.

ClearEnv consists of just two steps:


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1. CM Administrator: The CM admin defines the properties of each project (dynamic / snapshot views, operating systems, methodologies, storage locations, extra scripts etc.)

2. End-Users: When new environments are necessary, users open "ClearEnv" on their own host, and all they have to do is choose their project. ClearEnv automatically does the rest - EVERYTHING!

Here are some of the things that GoMidjets ClearEnv can do for you automatically:

  • Create your environments with any supported operating system: Windows, UNIX and Linux.
  • Create cross-platform environments (No more using "region synchronizer").
  • Create your environments with all 16 development methodologies over UCM.
  • Integrate with the ClearCase Explorer dashboard.
  • Integrate your environments with your scripts. For example: add private files into the views, automatically create a new activity, send an email message to the administrator and more.
  • Integrate your environments with your IDE dashboard.
  • Graphic interface and command-line interface to create environments for more than one project or user in one click!
  • Supports storage locations of views and VOBs, terminal servers, NFS, Samba and 3rd-party NAS filers (NetApp, EMC).

For the complete list of features, click here

What is planned for the next release?

  • Enhanced naming convention governance: Control your stream and view naming conventions.
  • Create both dynamic and snapshot views of the same environment.
  • Pre-trigger - control whether to allow your users to create environments
  • Filter users by group
  • Supports CCRC (ClearCase Remote Client)
  • Supports RTC Jazz (Rational Team Concert)

Additional features you'd like to see? We'd like to hear your opinion: info@gomidjets.com