How can I checkout a version of a file from another branch with Clearcase Remote Client

Question

I'm using the Clearcase Remote Client 7.1.2 (and I only have it available)

I have a file which has 2 branches, branch1 and branch2. branch1 is configured to be the default branch in config spec. I want to checkout a version of the file from branch2, but there is no such option in Version Tree Browser when I click any version of the file on branch2. I can only checkout the latest version on branch1.

What am I doing wrong? Is there a configuration that will allow me to checkout any version I want?

Answer 1

A (CCRC web-)view is always defined to work at the latest version possible (LATEST) of a specific branch.

The CLI associated with CCRC doesn't include 'get' (presented in the second part of "In ClearCase, how can I view old version of a file in a static view, from the command line?"

If your view isn't an UCM view, you could add a selection rule at the start of your config spec (See CCRC edit config spec):

element /vob/path/to/file .../branch2/x

with x a version number from branch2.
However, I don't remember if you have access to the actual config spec source with CCRC.

Answer 2

You may want to create two views. One whose config spec selects versions in branch1 and another that selects versions in branch2. Use the appropriate view when checking out files.