Find wizard step 1

On this window of the wizard, specify a destination view. From the Find Wizard, you can locate all elements that require a merge and optionally perform the merge. To do this, you do the following:

  1. Specify a view for the merge.
  2. Specify elements to be considered for the merge.
  3. Choose how version selection is to be done.
  4. Decide on merge mechanics.

Before you perform a merge, you should verify that everything is checked in on the branches participating in the merge.

Destination view

Your destination view is the view to which you are merging; that view must already exist. The choice of a view differs for your environment.

On a Rational® ClearCase® system

The destination view can be snapshot or dynamic.

For a snapshot view

To merge to a snapshot view:

  1. Consider updating the view before you merge.
  2. Click Merge to a snapshot view. This activates a list of existing views that you have previously used in Merge Manager. Either select a view from the list of existing views or type in the path of a snapshot view that you can access. If you type the name of a view that does not exist, an error message appears.
  3. Click Next.

    When you merge to versions in a snapshot view, you merge to the version currently loaded in the view. This may not necessarily be the version that the config spec selects. After you merge to a version that is not the latest on the branch and check in the merge results, you are required to merge the latest version in the VOB with the checked-out version. To perform the checkin, you must perform the merge.

To merge from a snapshot view

You cannot use the Merge Manager and the Find Wizard. Use the merge command from the command line.

For a dynamic view

  1. Click Merge to a dynamic view. This activates a list of existing dynamic views that are in your network region. Either select a view from the list of existing views or type in the view tag of a dynamic view that you can access. If you type the name of a view that does not exist, a window with an error message appears.
  2. Click Next.

On a Rational ClearCase LT system

If you are merging to a snapshot view, consider updating the view before you merge.

If you have to merge from a snapshot view, you cannot use the Merge Manager and the Find Wizard. Use the merge command from the command line.

From the list of existing views that you have previously used, either select a view or type in the path of a view that you can access. Click Next. If you type the name of a view that does not exist, a window with an error message appears.

When you merge to versions in a snapshot view, you merge to the version currently loaded in the view. This may not necessarily be the version that the config spec selects. After you merge to a nonlatest version and check in the merge results, you are required to merge the latest version in the VOB with the checked-out version.


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