ClearCase Snapshot Views: exclude one particular directory from load statements?

Question

Good morning,

is there any way to exclude only one particular directory from a snapshot's load statement, e.g. I want to load a whole vob named '*PM_CT*' except the \PM_CT\lost+found directory

... is there an elegant way to do it? And how would I generally exclude all lost+found directories across multiple loaded vobs?

Cheers and Thanks,

-Jörg

Answer 1

element /PM_CT/lost+found -none

The "elegant" way consists of:

• adding a selection rule (here "-none")
• loading all PM_CT without aking any question (load /PM_CT), if your view is a snapshot one

Note: in a config spec, always use "/": it is easier, and Windows as well as Unix ClearCase views will be able to interpret it.

Caveats:

• the previous solution is for one vob, I do not think you could use "wildcard" for multiple vobs
• the '-none' option can cause a snapshot view to fail during a deliver or rebase (UCM merge): for that kind of operation, a dynamic view would be more suited. That is for CC 2003.06 and early 7.0. I think it works better with the latest CC7.1.0.2

Note: that selection rule can also be used for dynamic views, in order to mask some directory you would not want to see.