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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 toolbars
VersionVault toolbars provide quick access to VersionVault dialog boxes.

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 toolbars

VersionVault toolbars provide quick access to VersionVault dialog boxes.

The HCL VersionVault Explorer includes three toolbars:

A basic toolbar that provides access to common VersionVault operations such as checkin, checkout, and add to source control.
An advanced toolbar that provides access to operations such as creating or removing VersionVault views, and finding elements that require a merge.
A UCM toolbar that provides access to VersionVault UCM operations such as rebase and deliver, join a UCM project, create a new activity, and set an activity

These toolbars display icons that you can click to open VersionVault dialog boxes. All three toolbars are always displayed by the HCL VersionVault Explorer. If you are using the HCL VersionVault Explorer for Eclipse, you can click Window > Customize Perspective to open the Eclipse Customize Perspective dialog box and specify which toolbars to display. Most of the dialog boxes that are accessible from the toolbars are also accessible from VersionVault context menus or, in the Eclipse environment, from the Team context menu.

Icons on the basic toolbar

The following icons appear on the VersionVault basic toolbar:


Icon	Function
	Add Resources to Source Control
	Controls in the checkout dialog box
	Check in
	Undo Checkout
	Hijack
	Undo Hijack
	Refresh VersionVault status of selected resources
	Compare with predecessor from repository
	Update Resources

Icons on the advanced toolbar

The following icons appear on the VersionVault advanced toolbar:


Icon	Function
	Log in
	Disconnecting from a server or user database
	Create a VersionVault view
	Start view
	Import Eclipse project or project set into workspace.
	VersionVault Search
	Removing a VersionVault view
	VersionVault Merge Manager

Icons on the UCM toolbar

The following icons appear on the VersionVault UCM toolbar:


Icon	Function
	Rebasing a UCM stream using Default Rebase
	Rebasing a UCM stream using Advanced Rebase
	View or change the current activity
	Create a new activity
	Delivering UCM activities using Default Deliver
	Delivering UCM activities using Advanced Deliver
	Join a UCM project and create UCM views