Exploring VersionVault repositories

Use the VersionVault Navigator and VersionVault Details view to explore VersionVault repositories and views.

Before you begin

Before you can explore the contents of remote VersionVault repositories (VOBs), you must create a VersionVault view.

About this task

With the VersionVault Navigator view and VersionVault Details view you can explore resources in VersionVault views.

Procedure

To explore VersionVault repositories:
  1. If you are using a Web view or automatic view, select the view under the My Views node in the VersionVault Navigator.
    To connect to the VersionVault WAN server, click the clearcase server con icon on the VersionVault toolbar or select Connect from the VersionVault context menu.
  2. If you are using a Dynamic view, ensure that the view is mounted and started, then select the view under the My Views node in the VersionVault Navigator.
  3. Use the VersionVault Navigator and VersionVault Details view to explore local resources, remote resources, or both:
    • In the VersionVault Navigator, click the plus sign (+) to the left of a folder to expand the folder and display any folders it contains. A folder that contains only files cannot be expanded in the VersionVault Navigator. The files it contains are listed in the VersionVault Details view.
    • In the VersionVault Navigator, select a folder to display its contents in the VersionVault Details view.
    • In the VersionVault Details view, double-click a folder to display the files or folders that it contains. This action also selects the folder in the VersionVault Navigator.

Results

The resources are displayed in the VersionVault view.
Note: If you are browsing a Web view or automatic view that is connected to the VersionVault WAN server running Linux, you typically must expand one or more VOB tag components (parts of the path name to a VOB storage directory) before you can access VOB contents. In the VersionVault Details view, VOB tag components are listed with a Kind value of VOB Tag Component. No operations are permitted on a VOB Tag Component.