Considerations for changing a directory structure

If you want to change the directory structure of the repository files (for example, from flat to hierarchical), you must make changes to both IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® and IBM Rational ClearCase®.

About this task

Although branch creation, maintenance of configuration specification files, and the overall policy of branch and merge is done outside of the scope of Rational Rhapsody, the merge process requires the usage of IBM Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge.Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge allows you to examine the differences between Rational Rhapsody units in a clear, visual interface, and to merge two versions of the same unit into a third, new unit.

For detailed information about Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge, see Developing in parallel with Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge.

However, using Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge to make these changes requires some adjustments:

Note the following restrictions for changing an existing directory structure:


Feedback