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Learn how to develop software with HCL VersionVault and HCL VersionVault Remote Client.
Developing software with HCL VersionVault Explorer
HCL VersionVault provides two clients for software developers: local and remote. Each client supports different mechanisms for accessing source-controlled filesystem objects. Both clients provide graphical and command-line interfaces.
Team support for the HCL VersionVault Explorer interface
The HCL VersionVault Explorer provides graphical user interfaces to VersionVault tools.

Developing
Learn how to develop software with HCL VersionVault and HCL VersionVault Remote Client.
- Developing software with HCL VersionVault
  HCL VersionVault provides a flexible set of tools that your organization uses to implement its development and change management policies.
- Developing software with HCL VersionVault Explorer
  HCL VersionVault provides two clients for software developers: local and remote. Each client supports different mechanisms for accessing source-controlled filesystem objects. Both clients provide graphical and command-line interfaces.
  - Team software development with VersionVault
    HCL VersionVault provides configuration management services that make it easy for development teams to work with resources in a shared repository. With the HCL VersionVault Explorer, developers can access HCL VersionVault from a variety of network connections, including broadband (WAN) and traditional local area networks (LANs).
  - Working in the team environment with HCL VersionVault
    The HCL VersionVault Explorer supports a variety of team development tasks.
  - Team support for the HCL VersionVault Explorer interface
    The HCL VersionVault Explorer provides graphical user interfaces to VersionVault tools.
    - The VersionVault Explorer perspective
      All HCL VersionVault Explorer functionality is available from the VersionVault Explorer perspective.
    - VersionVault view creation wizards
      Use the HCL VersionVault view creation wizards to create a VersionVault view.
    - VersionVault Change Set view
      The VersionVault Change Set view displays change set information for HCL VersionVault activities.
    - VersionVault Checkouts view
      The VersionVault Checkouts view displays all checkouts in the currently selected view or folder.
    - VersionVault Merge Manager
      The HCL VersionVault Merge Manager is a wizard that manages the process of merging, for one or more elements, a version in a VOB to the version selected by a local VersionVault view. It automates the processes of finding the versions that require a merge, starting a merge, and tracking the progress of a merge. It allows you to suspend and resume merges as needed.
    - VersionVault View Configuration view
      Use the VersionVault View Configuration view to edit the version selection rules and load rules for a view.
    - Create policy view
      Use this VersionVault Explorer view to create a new policy.
    - Edit policy view
      Use this VersionVault Explorer view to modify an existing policy.
    - Create rolemap view
      Use this window to create a new rolemap.
    - Edit rolemap view
      Use this window to edit an existing rolemap.
    - Apply Label wizard
      Use the Apply Label wizard to apply a label to one or more VersionVault resources at the same time.
    - VersionVault Dialog Boxes
      The HCL VersionVault Explorer uses dialog boxes to provide access to VersionVault operations.
    - VersionVault properties view
      The HCL VersionVault properties view displays properties of elements, versions, VOBs, and VersionVault views. Some properties of elements, versions, and VOBs can be modified by a user with adequate privileges.
    - Pending Changes view
      The Pending Changes view enables you to preview and accept all changes to your view, to resolve conflicts, and to synchronize changes in both the Base VersionVault and UCM environments.
    - Compare/Merge view
      The Compare/Merge view displays contributor and/or output files for either compare operations or merge operations, depending on the context in which the view was accessed.
    - Other reference topics

Team support for the HCL VersionVault Explorer interface

The HCL VersionVault Explorer provides graphical user interfaces to VersionVault tools.

The HCL VersionVault Explorer supports graphical user interfaces that allow you to:

Create and configure VersionVault views on your computer.
Explore the contents of local VersionVault views and remote repositories.
Add resources to source control.
Modify resources that are under source control.
Share your work with other team members.

The HCL VersionVault Explorer includes the VersionVault Perspective (a collection of viewers that support functions like browsing, searching, sorting, and selecting), wizards and dialog boxes that support various VersionVault operations, and toolbars that provide access to the wizards and dialog boxes.

Context-sensitive Help

Every view and dialog box in the VersionVault Explorer provides context-sensitive Help. To get Help for the VersionVault Explorer interface that has the current focus, press the platform-specific help key (such as F1 on Windows).

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