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ClearCase administrative user is able to move a version map label without warning

Troubleshooting


Problem

This technote identifies a defect that allows an IBM Rational ClearCase administrator to move a version map label without a warning.

Symptom

When a user (non ClearCase Administrator) attempts to move a label, for example in Version Tree Browser, and that label is a baseline label (version map), then it fails with an error:


Failed to apply label to element.                              
Cannot modify an lbtype that is a version map.                  
Trouble applying label to ...'                                
Unable to create label 'XXXXX' on '...'  



However, if the user happens to be a ClearCase Administrator, then the operation succeeds without a warning.
This causes baseline integrity issues.

By contrast, if the ClearCase Administrator moves the label using a cleartool mklabel -replace command, they get a warning as follows:

====================================================================================================== > cleartool mklabel -replace Milestone_5 'Baseline Suffixes.txt@@\main\TEST_Integration\3'                                      

cleartool: Warning: Modifying an lbtype that is a version map should be done only for repair purposes under the supervision of Customer Support.                                                

Moved label 'Milestone_5' on 'Baseline Suffixes.txt' from version '\main\TEST_Integration\2' to '\main\TEST_Integration\3'.    

======================================================================================================

[{"Product":{"code":"SSSH27","label":"Rational ClearCase"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"UCM: Baseline","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"7.0;7.0.0.1;7.0.0.2;7.0.0.3;7.0.0.4;7.0.0.5;7.0.0.6;7.0.0.7;7.0.1;7.0.1.1;7.0.1.2;7.0.1.3;7.0.1.4;7.0.1.5;7.0.1.6;7.1;7.1.0.1;7.1.0.2","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}}]

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

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swg21392335

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