ClearCase-like reserved checkout capability
In ClearCase, the reserved checkout alerts users on a shared stream that a file is being modified by another user, and appropriate triggers can prevent multiple checkouts if necessary.
This is especially useful for versioned binary files that cannot be merged. Is there any mechanism in RTC to help users avoid simultaneous modification of binary files in their local workspaces? |
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In ClearCase, the reserved checkout alerts users on a shared stream that a file is being modified by another user, and appropriate triggers can prevent multiple checkouts if necessary. Hi in RTC 2.0 - a file that is locked on your stream is marked as locked in the relevant views (such as the Package View). It also tells you who has locked the file. It looks like the process permissions will let you control how people can manage that lock - but I have not tried this yet. anthony |
Geoffrey Clemm (30.1k●3●30●35)
| answered Jun 22 '09, 11:06 p.m.
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With Jazz SCM, you can create a "lock" on a file in a stream, and the
GUI does show you via an icon that there is a lock on the file, but you are not prevented from modifying or checking in a new version of the file ... you are only prevented from delivering a new version of the file to the stream. There is a work item (77416) requesting that multiple checkouts be prevented on a locked file. There is another work item (82195) requesting that these locks be automatically created on a selected set of file types, when that file is modified. Please feel free to add your comments/support to those work items. Cheers, Geoff jim.islandtraining.com wrote: In ClearCase, the reserved checkout alerts users on a shared stream |
Hi Geoff,
Is there any progress with defining\implementing this requirement? Is there a best practice\workaround for developers to avoid multiple editing on a same element? Best Regards, Amit. With Jazz SCM, you can create a "lock" on a file in a stream, and the |
Geoffrey Clemm (30.1k●3●30●35)
| answered Mar 15 '12, 11:55 p.m.
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The work item was not part of the 4.0 plan ... add your comments to the
work item to help get it prioritized for 5.0 (attending the VoiCE sessions at Innovate in June is a very good way of getting the priority bumped for your favorite enhancements). Until then, you would need to use the "lock" mechanism, described below. Cheers, Geoff On 3/15/2012 12:12 PM, amitkar wrote: Hi Geoff, |
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