Enabling a SCC-compliant configuration management tool
To enable any SCC-compliant configuration management tool
with IBM Rational Rhapsody,
you must set the ConfigurationManagement::General::UseSCCtool property
to Yes.
Accessing PVCS Dimensions from Rational Rhapsody
The configuration management tool administrator must set
up access to Serena PVCS Dimensions from IBM Rational Rhapsody.
You can use the IDE Setup utility in Serena PVCS Dimensions.
Connecting to an SCC tool
To create the initial connection to the SCC tool, use the
Connect to Archive tool. Once connected, you can use SCC API commands
(such as Check In and Check Out), which prompts you to log in to the
archive, if required.
Adding units to the archive
When you set the ConfigurationManagement:General:UseSCCtool property
to Yes, you can use the Add to Archive Options window
to add a unit to an SCC archive. This property sets for use the standard
SCC interface between IBM Rational Rhapsody and
your configuration management tool.
Listing the PVCS Dimensions archive
To list an archive in SCC mode, click the List Archive
button on the Configuration Items window. IBM Rational Rhapsody displays
the Archive window, which lists the units that have been added to
the archive.
Fetching a unit from the PVCS Dimensions archive
The Fetch operation fetches the latest version of a unit
from the archive without a lock (RO). The alternative is the SCC Check
Out operation, which always fetches a unit with a lock (RW).
Unchecking out a unit from the PVCS Dimensions archive
The Uncheck Out operation reverses the effect of a Check
Out, releasing the lock on a unit (making it RO) and reverting to
the file version before the last Check Out operation.
Viewing the history of a unit
The History operation is available in SCC mode only. It
is an SCC command that opens the archive for a unit so you can review
the history of the unit and access previously archived revisions.
Viewing the file details for a unit
The Properties command retrieves the file details for a
unit, such as the file name, the date it was created, and so on.
Customizing Rational Rhapsody and PVCS Dimensions
To customize IBM Rational Rhapsody and
PVCS Dimensions you can use the properties available in the ConfigurationManagement::PVCS metaclass
from the Properties tab in the Features window.