Enabling the RepoDebug service for Jazz Team Server (JTS) and Rational Team Concert (RTC) WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty application server

The debug service is a general-purpose service that serves as the central location for finding various REST APIs that are useful for debugging. It was introduced into Jazz Foundation in v4.0.6 and is available for all JAF-based web applications.

Steps:

1. Login to the CCM admin page and navigate to the Advanced Properties.
   
   https://<<hostname:port>>/ccm/admin#action=com.ibm.team.repository.admin.configureAdvanced
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
2. Search for the Property: 'Enable repodebug service' and change the default 'false' to 'true'. Save it.
   
   Note: Try the same steps with JTS application and save the configuration or any other applications follow the same steps.
   
    
3. Navigate to the Installation location  (for example:  C:\InstalledSoftwares\CLM605\server >>)
   
    Edit the server.startup.bat
   
    
4. Uncomment the below parameters in the server.startup.bat file and save it.
   
    Note:  The below steps need a Server RESTART to get the latest changes.
   
   set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dcom.ibm.team.repository.debug.users=JazzAdmins
   set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dcom.ibm.team.repository.debug.accessServiceEnabled=true
   
    
5. Restart the server.
   
    
6. Try logging in to application with repodebug.
   
   Example:
   https://<<hostname:port>>/ccm/repodebug
   https://<<hostname:port>>/jts/repodebug
   
   
    

Please refer the RepoDebug wiki for more details.

One of the Best ways to have the specific version changes (change Set) into the Rational Team Concert (RTC) Repository workspace (Sandbox)

Please find the below scenario and use case as an example:
 

PartA:

1) UserA Eg: Hello.java created 20 version

2) UserA <Lock> the file hello.java version.

3) UserA Repository worksapce Set Flow target <Bi-Directional> to Stream

Note: UserB needs only Specific Version into the Repository workspace.

4) UserB Repository workspace Set Flow target <Uni-Directional> (incoming) from Stream.

5) UserB Repository workspace Check the <Pending Changes> into the Stream.

6) UserB Repository workspace Select the Specific (for example, Hello.java version 10 ) <Change Set> and <Accept> the changes from <Pending Changes>.

7) UserB Repository workspace Select the Specific option <Merge Initial Change Sets>

8) UserB Repository workspace Opens the <Change to Merge Editor> under the < Resulting Change Set > Click <Complete> and <Ok> . Closing Editor click <ok>

PartC:

Note: UserB gets to see the specific changes in the UserB Repository Workspace and Workspace Changes will not flow into the Stream since its Unidirectional changes.  Also, the file can’t be modified since it is locked by UserA.

How does Hierarchy Logic in RTC Source Control Components work?

Problem: When the component is selected, multiple sub-components are getting added to the stream.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Select the repository workspace.
2. Click Add in components.
3. Select the option " component in another repository workspace or stream"
4. Select the first component
5. Click Finish

Actual Output: The selected component is adding sub-components into the repository workspace.

1) Reason for adding sub-component into the workspace when root component is added
If a user operates on a component that has subcomponents (add component, remove component, create baseline, and others), the operation will be applied to the entire component hierarchy as fully as possible.  The intent of is that a component and its full set of subcomponents behave, and can be operated on, as a unit.

2) Reason for not adding root component into the repository workspace when sub-component is added
The parent component is dependent on all its subcomponents, whereas the subcomponents are independent components.  They can be developed individually and may be by different teams as well. Hence, any operation on them directly will not affect the parent component in the component hierarchy.
 

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