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Learn how to integrate HCL VersionVault with other products.
Integrating HCL VersionVault with other products
Learn how to integrate HCL VersionVault with other products.
HCL VersionVault integrations with vendor products
HCL VersionVault can be integrated with other vendor products.
The HCL VersionVault integration with Cadence Virtuoso
The HCL VersionVault-Cadence integration supports a number of commands (data management operations, such as check-in and check-out) and features (such as the Configuration Specification editor and the Work Area Manager).
Integrating VersionVault with Cadence Virtuoso
Before you set up the HCL VersionVault integration with Cadence Virtuoso, review the following information.
Starting the user interface
You start the user interface through the Cadence Library Manager.

Integrating
Learn how to integrate HCL VersionVault with other products.
- Integrating HCL VersionVault with other products
  Learn how to integrate HCL VersionVault with other products.
  - HCL VersionVault integrations with other HCL products
    The following integrations are available for HCL VersionVault with other HCL products.
  - HCL VersionVault integrations with vendor products
    HCL VersionVault can be integrated with other vendor products.
    - The HCL VersionVault integration with Jenkins
      Use the HCL VersionVault plug-in in Jenkins for the HCL VersionVault-Jenkins integration to enable continuous integration service between VersionVault and Jenkins.
    - The HCL VersionVault Explorer integration with Beanbag Review Board
      VersionVault Explorer is integrated with Review Board to provide the interface to directly raise a review request or update an existing one.
    - The HCL VersionVault integration with the Apache NetBeans
      The HCL VersionVault integration with the Apache NetBeans integrated development environment (IDE) lets you use VersionVault operations from the NetBeans IDE.
    - The HCL VersionVault integration with Visual Studio
    - The HCL VersionVault integration with Visual Studio Code
      The HCL VersionVault integration with Visual Studio Code lets you execute basic VersionVault operations, such as checkin and checkout.
    - The HCL VersionVault integration with Cadence Virtuoso
      The HCL VersionVault-Cadence integration supports a number of commands (data management operations, such as check-in and check-out) and features (such as the Configuration Specification editor and the Work Area Manager).
      - Integrating VersionVault with Cadence Virtuoso
        Before you set up the HCL VersionVault integration with Cadence Virtuoso, review the following information.
        Starting the user interface
        You start the user interface through the Cadence Library Manager.
      - Data management operations
        You can check in, check out, cancel check-outs, delete artifacts, and automatically check in or check out artifacts by using the Library Manager.
      - The Configuration Specification editor
        Use the Configuration Specification editor to specify custom version-selection rules for designs and to configure your workspaces accordingly.
      - The VersionVault Work Area Manager
        The VersionVault Work Area Manager (WAM) offers designers an interface that presents the information in a format most suitable with the workflow of designers.
      - The VersionVault integration with Cadence cellview editors
        The HCL VersionVault integration with Cadence schematic, layout, and other such design editors is referred to as cellview editors (CVEs). Version information, which is displayed on the cellview editor's title bar, includes the current design management (DM) state and the version of the design artifacts that are loaded in the work area.
      - The schematic diff tool
        With the schematic diff tool, designers can graphically browse and review changes that are made in versions of the same schematic design.
      - The Hierarchy Manager
        The Hierarchy Manager is similar to the Work Area Manager in certain graphical user interface (GUI) respects but the Hierarchy Manager presents a list of cellviews that constitute a design hierarchy.
      - Logs and traces
        Apart from the Cadence logging in CDS.log and libManager.log files, you can set the following environment variables to control the output and to enable tracing and logging for the integration.
      - VersionVault preferences store for cellview editors
        Designers can set VersionVault preferences for cellview editors. Once set, these preferences remain persistent.
      - Graphical design management API
        To graphically carry out common design management operations, you can use the application program interface (API) that is available in the VersionVault-Cadence integration.

Starting the user interface

You start the user interface through the Cadence Library Manager.

Procedure

Depending on what you want to browse, complete one of these steps to start the user interface:

To browse the list of all version-controlled libraries:
1. Open the Design Manager menu.
2. Select VersionVault WA Manager.
  The VersionVault Work Area Manager opens, and lists the version-controlled libraries.
To browse the design hierarchy of a single cellview:
1. In the Library Manager, select the cellview, and right-click to open the menu.
2. Select Browse hierarchy to open the design hierarchy browser for the selected cellview.
To browse a single library:
1. In the Library Manager, select the library, and right-click to open the menu.
2. Select Browse library to browse only that library.