Rational ClearCase Change Management Solution Enterprise Edition

Features and benefits

IBM® Rational® ClearCase® Change Management Solution Enterprise Edition integrates software configuration management and software change management, including repository replication and synchronization to enable collaboration across distributed development teams.

*Features and benefits*
Feature	Benefit
Sophisticated version and source code management	Manage files, directories, and other development assets across the lifecycle
Change and defect tracking	Effectively manage issues and change to resolution
Flexible, customizable and automated workflows	Create repeatable, enforceable and predictable processes
Out-of-the-box Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) template	Provides a solid foundation for ALM best practices to boost team performance and reduce implementation time
Real-time reporting and metrics	Improves project visibility and decision making
Access control, electronic signatures, repeatable processes, and audit trails	Simplifies compliance management and governance
	• Traces origin and detail of project changes
	• Verifies identities and ensures changes are made only by authorized individuals
Activity-based change management	Define and manage changes to software assets as activities for improved clarity and insight
Scales to fit any size team (from small workgroups to geographically distributed enterprises)	Support for any sized organization and evolving organizational needs
Local and remote access	Access anywhere, anytime
Easy, flexible customizations and usage models	Jump start implementations with out-of-the-box Rational ClearQuest template, and quickly meet unique organizational needs. Rational ClearCase meets the needs of any organization by offering UCM (an out-of-the-box usage model based on activity-based change management best practices) or the flexibility to implement virtually any process model solution
Wide range of supported environments including Windows, Linux, Unix and z/OS	Allows you to connect diverse teams and environments – even across different platforms
Transparent, real-time access to files and directories	Fast, immediate access to virtually any version of a file
Support for disconnected usage	Continue development efforts while disconnected from the network, easily synchronize changes when reconnected to the network
Integration with leading IDEs including the Eclipse framework, Rational Application Developer, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, and more…	Allows developers to work in their preferred environment
Parallel development support including automatic branching and advanced merging and differencing technology	Allows teams to work on the same code or release at the same time with the ability to easily resolve conflicts, reduce confusion, and get more done in a short amount of time
Automated workspace management	Provides control over personal workspaces and enable seamless access to the exact files and directory versions that are needed
Integration with design, development, build, test and deployment tools	Manage and control changes across the lifecycle. Integrations include Rational RequisitePro (for Requirements Management), Rational Asset Manager (to track global asset reuse), Rational Build Forge (for software assembly and builds), and more….
Automatic replication and synchronization of repositories	Access current information, regardless of location
Resending of information in the event of network failure, automatic recovery of repositories in the event of system failure	Maintain data integrity
Transmission of only incremental changes to repositories	Reduce network strain and improve network performance
Mastership of Rational ClearCase metadata	Avoid conflicts by preventing changes being made and one site from being overwritten by changes made at another site
Rational ClearCase MultiSite monitoring: Web interface to statistics on Rational ClearCase servers and OS messages	Enables administrators to easily view status of world-wide deployments