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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.
The VersionVault Explorer perspective
All HCL VersionVault Explorer functionality is available from the VersionVault Explorer perspective.
VersionVault UCM Activities
When you select the My Activities node in the VersionVault Navigator view, information about UCM Activities appears in the VersionVault Detailsview.

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 toolbars
        VersionVault toolbars provide quick access to VersionVault dialog boxes.
      - VersionVault Navigator view
        Use the VersionVault Navigator view to explore the contents of HCL VersionVault repositories and HCL VersionVault views on this computer, to explore the metadata associated with base VersionVault and UCM VOBs.
      - VersionVault UCM Activities
        When you select the My Activities node in the VersionVault Navigator view, information about UCM Activities appears in the VersionVault Detailsview.
      - Removing activities
        Use the Remove Activity option in the VersionVault Details view to delete UCM activities.
      - VersionVault Details
        The VersionVault Details view provides detailed information about resources in a VersionVault view and about VersionVault metadata.
      - VersionVault Search
        The VersionVault Search dialog box allows you to search local VersionVault views for resources in various states.
      - Select a local VersionVault view
        Select a local view for a search operation or to display the view's configuration.
      - VersionVault Search Results
        This VersionVault Search Results view displays the results of VersionVault searches.
      - VersionVault History
        The VersionVault History view lists event records associated with resources under VersionVault control.
      - VersionVault Version Tree
        The VersionVault Version Tree view displays the VersionVault version history of a resource.
      - HCL VersionVault Explorer preferences
        Use the HCL VersionVault Explorer preferences pages to customize the appearance and behavior of HCL VersionVault views, dialog boxes and operations.
    - 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

VersionVault UCM Activities

When you select the My Activities node in the VersionVault Navigator view, information about UCM Activities appears in the VersionVault Detailsview.

Use the UCM Activities information in the VersionVault Details view to display a list of all your activities in a UCM stream, along with the change set for each activity. To open the Change Set view for any UCM activity, double-click on the UCM activity in the VersionVault Details view or right-click the activity in the VersionVault Details view and select the Show Change Set option from the context menu. The change set information includes the elements and element versions that have changed.

Each UCM Activity in the VersionVault Detailsview is represented by the activity icon icon or the current activity icon icon for the activity that is currently set in the view. Expanding the activity node displays the VersionVault elements that are included in the change set of the activity. Expanding the element node displays the specific versions of the element, represented by the changeset version icon icon.

Using the options available on the context menu for a version you can choose to move the version to another activity, compare the version with its change set predecessor, compare the version with its predecessor, or view the properties of the version.

To use the VersionVault UCM Activities view from the VersionVault Navigator view, right-click a view in the VersionVault Navigator view and select Show UCM Activities from the context menu. In the Eclipse environment, select Show UCM Activities from the Team context menu.

Columns in the table

The following columns appear in the UCM Activities table for all activities:


Column name	Column description
ID	The activity ID
Headline	The activity headline
Created On	The date and time when the activity was created

UCM Activities toolbar

You can perform additional operations for UCM Activities by clicking one of the following icons in the toolbar:


Icon	Description
	Refreshes the list of activities and change sets
	Creates a new activity

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