Setting up ClearCase to merge on UNIX

If you use Rational® Functional Tester with ClearCase® on a UNIX system, you need to set up ClearCase to merge the Rational Functional Tester files correctly.

About this task

For ClearCase to properly support merging, you must set up a link to the Rational Functional Tester type managers.

Procedure

To set up ClearCase to merge files on UNIX:

Open a terminal window on the UNIX system where you installed Rational Functional Tester.
In the terminal widow, type the following to open the directory where you installed ClearCase.
```
>cd /  ClearCaseinstalldirectory/lib/mgrs/_ rftdef
```
where ClearCaseinstalldirectory is the directory where you installed ClearCase.
Type the following commands to link to the Functional Test type manager:
```
> ln -s FunctionalTestinstalldirectory/FunctionalTester/bin/rtmapmerge merge
```
```
>ln -s FunctionalTestinstalldirectory/FunctionalTester/bin/rtmapmerge xmerge
```
where FunctionalTestinstalldirectory is the directory where you installed Rational Functional Tester.

Note: The default installation directory is /opt/IBM/SDP70.

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