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In IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.x, what are the differences between ClearQuest Web, the Native client for Microsoft Windows, and the Eclipse-based clients?
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Favorites |
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Properties |
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Administration |
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Fields with an light blue background denote features only available on ClearQuest Web 7.1.
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Eclipse Plug-in
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| Ability to resize Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Logon Screen remembers user id | Yes | Yes | Yes | No * | Yes | * See technote 1321012 for further information |
| List Schema Repositories at login | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| List User Subscribed DBs at login | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Re-authentication on Session Timeout | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Support for caching user password | No | Yes | Yes | No * | No | * See technote 1321012 for further information |
| Ability to display context-sensitive help text | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to select dates from a calendar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to select multiple items in a list box | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to refresh result set | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Refresh only selected item | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Ability to run long running operations in the background | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Eclipse Update Manager for patches | N/A | No | No | No | N/A | |
| Ability to login on client startup | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | |
| Ability to view print preview result set | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Ability to modify header/footer information on print preview result set | Yes | No | No | No | N/A | |
| Ability to generate report from query result set | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | |
| Ability to view SQL pane in queries | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Ability to run actions on multiple entities | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes* | * Only available with the Modify action. See technote 1410840. |
| IBM Group 1 Language support Globalization (Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil)) |
Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes | * Localized to Simplified Chinese and Japanese only. |
| Ability to find recent submissions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to find recently executed queries | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to find records without executing queries | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to list records recently searched for (Find Record History) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| CQ Server Load Balancing | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | |
| CQ Web Application Load Balancing | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | |
| Welcome Name on Banner | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Schema/User DB on banner | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Toolbar Visual after Login | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Properties on UI | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| CQ Recent Items | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Type ahead capability within dynamic query filter list selections | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | RFE RATLC01289721 exists for this capability in the Eclipse RCP client |
| User UI Customization | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
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Capability List
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Native Windows Client
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Eclipse Plug-in
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CQ Client for Eclipse
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CQ Web
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| Ability to submit records | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to modify records | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to create email rules | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to modify email rules | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Support for dependent pick lists | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Support for non-interactive hook execution | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Support for internationalization (level 3) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to include hypertext in text fields | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Displays Record Form as Designed in the CQ Designer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Form Validation - Identifies required fields before and after submit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Record Script Hooks with Form Control Buttons | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Record Script Hooks with Form Control Context Menu Hooks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Record Script Hooks with Actions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Field Hooks, Permission Hooks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Field Hooks, Default Value Hooks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Field Hooks, Choice List Hooks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Global Scripts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Action Hooks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Email Link to Record | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Support for attachments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to print selected record | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to display records in different windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to find search text in defect | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Spell Checking the Text fields in a Record | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Ability to create Web address to form, query report in a named frame or window. |
No | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | |
| Provide Login URL with userid and password for links to records, queries and reports so that you don't get prompted for user id and password |
No | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | |
| Provide URL to specific record using record id instead of internal db id. |
No | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | |
| Record Script Hooks for Messages and Dialog Boxes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | Regarding this functionality in the client for 7.0.x web clients: See the Using hooks in Rational ClearQuest Web topic in the ClearQuest Information Center. It states you cannot have message boxes in the client for web. |
| Field Hooks, Value Change Realtime | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | Regarding this functionality in the client for 7.0.x web clients: See the Using hooks in Rational ClearQuest Web topic in the ClearQuest Information Center. It has a section on "Special considerations for Value Changed field hooks in ClearQuest Web". |
| Field Hooks, Validation, Realtime | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | |
| Support for dynamic lists (choice lists) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to import/export multiple submit record defaults | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Duplicate Choose from List | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Ability to configure Print Record functionality | Yes | No | No | No | N/A | |
| Build Query in Browse Record Type Dialog for Reference Records | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | |
| Ability to find duplicates for selected record | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Ability to open attachments with internal editor | No | Yes | No | No | Eclipse Plug-in Only | |
| Ability to multi-select records | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Ability to update multi-select records | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Ability to save defaults | Yes | Yes* | Yes* | Yes** | Yes | * Uses a more flexible "templates" approach that can be shared (Eclipse) ** Submit Records short cuts can be used as a template to pre-populate new records with predetermined values (Web Java 7.0.1) |
| Ability to load defaults | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Support for record export to XML | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Select a row in Resultset, and if user pref is "No Split View" then the CQ Record will open in main container tab of Content Pane | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Customized view of CQ Record (Table View), by clicking the Table icon | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Customize the fields to be displayed by clicking the pencil icon during the Table view | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Customization is persisted per Record Type per user | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Right click to access all related records | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Type ahead capability | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| open record in new window | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Records opened in new window can be stacked towards bottom right of screen | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
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Capability List
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Native Windows Client
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Eclipse Plug-in
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CQ Client for Eclipse
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CQ Web
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Notes
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v7.1
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v7.1
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v7.0.1
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v7.1
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| Ability to search within query results (CTRL-F) | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Ability to export reports to other formats (PDF) | Yes | Yes ** | Yes ** | Yes | Yes | PDF export with Crystal Reports and BIRT formats only. ** Export options only available when running reports using the Report Server option. |
| Ability to export reports to other formats (Word) | Yes * | Yes ** | Yes ** | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Word export with Crystal Reports and BIRT formats only. * Word file is saved in a Rich-Text File formatting ** Export options only available when running reports using the Report Server option. |
| Ability to modify query parameters from results set | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Result Set Navigation to go to First or Last Result | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to export results set | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to print results set | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to display results set and record form simultaneously | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to drill down on query results (display parent/child relationships) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Support for drill-down in result sets | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Ability to zoom in on Result Set for easier viewing | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Configurable result set updating | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Ability to sort columns in result set | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Suppress field from being displayed in the result set | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Support for displaying multiple query results views | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Ability to reformat results set grid (sort by clicking column title) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Web customization result set presentation scheme | No | N/A | N/A | No | Yes | |
| Support for Table Tree View | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Column Sorting (client side [default]- user pref) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Column Sorting (Server side - user pref) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Column Resizing | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Customize Result View by Show/Hide Columns ( pencil Icon) | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Show Multiple Query Result Sets | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Right-Click for Context Menu on result set | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Multi-select by SHFT-Click in result set | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Multi-select by CTRL-Click in result set | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Multi-Select, Right-Click should enable Batch Update | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Ability to create queries | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to create reports | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to execute reports | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to execute charts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to create public queries | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Support for context sensitive functionality | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to modify Workspace ACLs | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Ability to view Workspace ACLs | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to preview Workspace ACLs during edit | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Workspace Refresh | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Ability to create new workspace folders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Right click context menu on folders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Right click context menu on sub-folders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to define startup query | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to execute startup query on log in | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to create short cuts (Query, Reports, Charts and Records) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Support for context sensitive menus for workspace objects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to email query or report | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| expand/collapse folder in navigation area | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to create charts | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes* | * Capability included in BIRT reporting |
| Ability to drill down on charts | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes* | * Capability included in BIRT reporting |
| Ability to import query from another user | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | |
| Ability to execute multiple startup queries on log in | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Support for viewing and changing mastership of query objects | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Ability to display multiple databases in a single workspace | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Ability to drag and drop items | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Ability to drag and drop in workspace | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Support for workspace restoration after session expiration | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Animation during expand | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Tree area increase/Decrease with nodes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Tree expand restore to previous state if Error | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
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Capability List
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Native Windows Client
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Eclipse Plug-in
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CQ Client for Eclipse
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CQ Web
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Notes
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v7.1
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v7.1
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| Add Favorite from Navigator | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Remove Favorite | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Add Favorite from ResultSet | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Add Favorite from Record Details View | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Check the Image decorators for items in Favorites | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Modifying the Query Definition does not effect the link | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Modify the CQ Record does not effect the link | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Lt-Click Navigator Item to Load properties for Folder and leaf node | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Execute Query on Navigator to Load Query meta data in properties | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| View a CQ Record by clicking the result set to load some of the Record properties | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Save the splitter resizing between views | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Customized view of CQ Record (Table View), by clicking the Table icon | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Click on Preferences on Global toolbar | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Hide/ view CQ Properties view using Preferences | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Hide/View Help view using Preferences | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Hide/View Split view of ResultSet and CQ Record | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Persist the number of records viewed in result set | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Display customized record view by default | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Resultset sorting method (client/Server) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Ability to update user profile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Support for restricted access | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Support for CQ MultiSite* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Support for automatic email notification | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Site Configuration Options | No | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | |
| Provide getlogonstats.asp - LoginName EMail Phone Full Name Total Active Sessions, Empty Sessions, Server PID Restricted vs Non. |
No | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | |
| Ability to switch between databases without logging in | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
| Support for a ClearQuest console containing workspace action history | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Support for administrative functionality | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Toolbar will have two options Configuration and Monitoring | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Configuration will open in Floating pane | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Server Work Thread Count | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Active HTTP Session threshold | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Maximum Active Servers | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Recycle Server Http session Limit | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Recycle Server Lifetime Limit | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Recycle server ONC RPC call Limit | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| View all the active CQ RPC servers with metadata | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Login Stats ( view all active users) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Refresh Monitoring screen view | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Allow CQ Workspace for Restricted User | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
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Capability List
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Native Windows Client
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Eclipse Plug-in
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CQ Client for Eclipse
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CQ Web
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Notes
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v7.1
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v7.1
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v7.1
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v7.0.1
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v7.1
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| URLs published to access various use cases in XML or ATOM format | No | No | No | No | Yes | Only available on CQ Web 7.1 |
| Base ClearCase ClearQuest Integration (Native CC to CQ Web) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | |
| CC UCM support in CQ (Work on action) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| CC UCM support in CQ (View change sets) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| CC UCM support in CQ (Synchronization of headlines w/CC ) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| UCM ClearCase ClearQuest Integration (Native CC to CQ Web) | N/A | N/A | N/A | No | No | |
| RequistePro integrations Associate a defect with a requirement | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Integration to Microsoft Project | Yes | No | No | No | No | Microsoft Project 2007 Supported |
| Test Manager: Create defect from TestCase | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | |
| Test Manager: View defect from TestCase; View TestCase from Defect | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | |
| Eclipse/IDE Java integration | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Ability to generate SoDA reports | Yes | No | No | No | N/A | |
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Fields with an light blue background denote features only available on ClearQuest Web 7.1.
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N/A denotes features that are not applicable to that client. The technology does not permit it, or it does not apply to the context of that client.
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Related information
System Requirements for ClearQuest 7.1.x
System Requirements for ClearQuest 7.0.x
| Segment | Product | Component | Platform | Version | Edition |
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| Software Development | Rational ClearQuest | Client - Eclipse Plug-in | |||
| Software Development | Rational ClearQuest | Client - Eclipse RCP | |||
| Software Development | Rational ClearQuest | Client - Native Windows | |||
| Software Development | Rational ClearQuest | Web Client (7.1) | |||
| Software Development | Rational ClearQuest | Web Java Client | 7.0.1 |
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