Adding files to source control on Windows

To add a file to source control in the DevOps ClearCase® Explorer, do the following:

  1. In the Browser pane, select the private file that you want to add to source control.
  2. Right-click and select Add to source control from the shortcut menu.
  3. Type an activity and a comment, and click OK.

Try it!

Note: To have a file to use for learning to check in and out, the exercise includes creating a small text file named author.txt.

DevOps Code ClearCase users create the author.txt file in the VOB your-username_tut_elements_vob.vbs.

DevOps Code ClearCase users create the author.txt file in the VOB cclt_tutorial_sources.vbs.

  1. Use your favorite text editor, and create a text file and type in your name.
  2. Save the file using the name author.txt in the your-username_tut_elements_vob folder. Then close the editor.
  3. Refresh your view (press F5) to see the file you created listed.
  4. To add the author.txt file to source control, right-click the file and select Add to source control from the shortcut menu.
  5. DevOps Code ClearCase users only. As activity, type: author file. As comment, type: initial content.
  6. Make sure the option Check out after adding to source control is not selected, to enable you to practice checking out later. Then, click OK.

  7. Go to the ClearCase Explorer and press F5 to update the contents of your view. DevOps Code ClearCase has added the author.txt file to source control.