Installing the Rational ClearTeam Explorer

IBM® Rational® ClearTeam® Explorer technology provides access to IBM Rational ClearCase® from various network connections, including wide area network (WAN). This technology is available in the Rational ClearTeam Explorer in various forms.

  • Rational ClearTeam Explorer is a self-contained application that is not integrated with Eclipse and does not depend on any particular development environment. It includes:
    • Viewers that provide access to resources loaded into ClearCase views. They also allow you to browse the contents of remote ClearCase repositories. Examples of viewers are ClearTeam Navigator and ClearTeam Details view.
    • Dialog boxes that implement Rational ClearCase operations such as checkout and checkin
    • Wizards that automate tasks such as joining a UCM project and creating ClearCase views
    • Toolbars and menus that provide access to the dialog boxes and wizards

    Rational ClearTeam Explorer is installed using the IBM Installation Manager.

  • Rational ClearTeam Explorer for Eclipse, which integrates Rational ClearTeam Explorer with Eclipse 4.6. In Rational ClearTeam Explorer for Eclipse, all Rational ClearTeam Explorer viewers are available in the ClearCase Explorer perspective. Viewers can be added to other Eclipse perspectives as well. Dialog boxes and wizards are accessible from ClearCase toolbars (which can be added to any Eclipse perspective that supports a Team provider) and also from the Eclipse Team menu. Toolbars can be added to any Eclipse perspective that supports a Team provider.

  • Rational ClearTeam Explorer Extension is a self-contained application that is integrated with Rational Software Delivery Platform products. It includes:
    • Viewers that provide access to resources loaded into ClearCase views. They also allow you to browse the contents of remote ClearCase repositories. Examples of viewers are the ClearTeam Navigator and ClearTeam Details view.
    • Dialog boxes that implement ClearCase operations such as checkout and checkin
    • Wizards that automate tasks such as joining a UCM project and creating ClearCase views
    • Toolbars and menus that provide access to the dialog boxes and wizards

    The Rational ClearTeam Explorer Extension is installed using the IBM Installation Manager.

  • Rational ClearTeam Explorer for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 provide access to Rational ClearCase using a wide area network (WAN). They are used to add support for Rational ClearCase in all views from within the Visual Studio shell.
    Rational ClearTeam Explorer for Microsoft™ Visual Studio offers a first-class integration with the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE. The integration:
    • Provides menus and toolbars to complete Rational ClearCase operations such as checkout and checkin.
    • Automates tasks such as joining a UCM project and creating ClearCase views.
    • Enables developers to:
      • Manage their VS.NET solution and project artifacts in Rational ClearCase views.
      • Perform advanced Rational ClearCase search operations with tool windows such as Front Desk, ClearCase Search, and Pending Solution Checkins.
    Notes:
    • Visual Studio 2017 and Visual Studio 2019 always use the Rational ClearTeam Explorer based user interface. Any references in the help to the integration of Rational ClearTeam Explorer and VS.NET through any other Rational ClearCase clients or GUIs are not supported.
    • Visual Studio 2022 uses both Rational ClearTeam Explorer based user interface and ClearCase client GUIs. It supports both WAN and LAN services.

    Use Installation Manager to install Rational ClearTeam Explorer for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Rational ClearTeam Explorer for Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, and Rational ClearTeam Explorer for Microsoft Visual Studio 2022.

Rational ClearTeam Explorer, Rational ClearTeam Explorer for Eclipse, and Rational ClearTeam Explorer for Microsoft Visual Studio are powered by Eclipse technology. Eclipse is an open source platform for the construction of powerful software development tools and rich desktop applications. For more information about Eclipse, see the Eclipse Web site at http://www.eclipse.org.