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New Merge Type Copy feature with ClearCase version 7

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Question

What is the new IBM® Rational® ClearCase® merge type behavior introduced in version 7.0 that allows element versions to be copied during a merge?

Answer


If you have a binary file in any of your VOBs and your organization does not have a type manager configured for that file type, an error is generated when the binary file is encountered during a merge or UCM deliver/rebase operation. The error occurs because there is no type manager that can merge the version of the binary file.

With ClearCase 7.0, there is a new merge type option provided to help manage binary file types. It is a COPY merge type; hence, the copied version becomes the latest version on the branch.

During a merge or findmerge operation within a delivery or a rebase, a version whose element type has the mergetype copy is not merged. The source version is copied to the target version so that you do not have to take any action to handle the file.

To configure a VOB with this new element type option, follow the instructions outlined in technote 1123371 and then in technote 1146356 (if applicable).




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Modified date:
29 September 2018

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