{"id":2218,"date":"2013-12-05T14:08:33","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T12:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.almtoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=2218"},"modified":"2013-12-09T13:03:41","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T11:03:41","slug":"gomidjets-newsletter-december-2013-clearcase-clearquest-rtc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.almtoolbox.com\/blog\/gomidjets-newsletter-december-2013-clearcase-clearquest-rtc\/","title":{"rendered":"GoMidjets Newsletter December 2013: ClearCase, ClearQuest and RTC"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a long time since we released our last newsletter… Wait no longer – here is our latest newspaper!<\/span><\/p>\n


\nThis year was very busy and exciting for us. New releases, new customers and new ClearCase and SCM, DevOps and ALM challenges we resolved. I visited customers in Germany, US (4 different states), Canada and China<\/a>!<\/span><\/span><\/span> Now it\u2019s time to update you with the news of the last few months, keep you apprised of our end of the year offering. I can assure you that we are planning new great things with ClearCase, RTC and ClearQuest for the coming year as well. Stay tuned!
\nIn case you\u2019re not registered to our newsletter, register now <\/a>to get future newsletters.<\/div>\n
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\"SpecialWe now have a special offer available if you order our solutions by the end of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

The offer includes all of our ClearCase add-on tools: ClearCheck, R&D Reporter, Visual Annotate and ClearEnv!<\/p>\n

Please contact sales@almtoolbox.com<\/a> <\/strong>for further details.<\/p>\n

\"R&D<\/a><\/p>\n

What\u2019s new in R&D Reporter V4?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

New dashboard; new queries, reports and charts; new integration with ClearQuest and Visual Annotate, new export formats and more! Click to learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Download is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Announcing R&D Reporter for managers<\/strong><\/div>\n

\"ClearCase<\/a><\/h2>\n

R&D Reporter now offers new and unique reports for managers, including R&D manager, Quality manager and release managers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new reports include LOC metrics; comparing composite baselines, project comparison (plan vs. execution); comparing multiple streams and more.<\/p>\n

Click to learn more and to download<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"PDF<\/a>New paper: Getting Lines of Code Metrics and why you should consider using it<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In this paper we explain what LOC is, why it\u2019s measured and how we help you apply it with ClearCase. Click to download and learn more<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

New: DevOps Solution for ClearCase & ClearQuest<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\"ClearCase<\/a><\/strong>
\nDevOps is a set of principles and best practices that help improve communication between development, QA and operations. Our solution can help you gain DevOps benefits with ClearCase, including greater visibility, improved communication and expedited release time. You can find practical examples in this paper<\/a> and a recorded webcast with Bob Aiello<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

A few weeks ago we asked our audience about more DevOps features we\u2019ve been considering putting into our tools, including smart email alerting and smart integration with Continuous Integration and Continuous Testing tools. I\u2019d like to thank all participants. We are still processing the results and will announce the Amazon gift cards winners soon. We do plan to enhance our tools with the new functionality soon.<\/p>\n

\"ClearCaseComing soon: R&D Reporter for Linux and UNIX!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re now working to support ClearCase clients running on Linux and UNIX, including remote clients (CCRC).<\/p>\n

Beta release is available now \u2013 please contact beta@almtoolbox.com<\/a> and ask to download it.<\/p>\n

\"GoMidjets<\/a>New video: what do we do?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Watch my 1 minute video explaining what we do at GoMidjets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can watch more videos we have by\u00a0subscribing to our YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Avoid<\/a>Let them deliver on time and avoid ClearCase corruptions!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A new and concise page about ClearCheck and what health checks it covers, including all its benefits. Click to learn more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.almtoolbox.com\/blog\/avoid-clearcase-error-corruptions-downtime<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ClearCase<\/a>New: We now provide complementary services to our ClearCase add-ons<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As we often get requests to provide complementary services for our ClearCase add-on tools, we decided to take up the gauntlet and provide services along with selling our toolset. These services provide a turn-key solution that can be tailored to the specific needs of customers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The services are provided by experienced SCM, ClearCase, ClearQuest and RTC experts,\u00a0either remotely or on-site.<\/p>\n

To get the list of relevant services we provide, click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"RTC<\/a><\/p>\n

New: Integrating ClearCase Development Status Charts with RTC Dashboard<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This new functionality enables you to utilize the dashboard capabilities of Rational Team Concert (RTC) and produce web-based status reports and charts for ClearCase.<\/p>\n

Click to Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Users of\u00a0ClearCase \\ ClearQuest 7.x: your attention please<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to remind you that\u00a0IBM will withdraw support from ClearCase 7.x and ClearQuest 7.x on April 30 2014.<\/p>\n

You have to upgrade to versions 8.x by that date.<\/p>\n

Please note that our tools support both versions 8.x and version 7.x.<\/p>\n

\"ClearCaseWhat\u2019s new in ClearCase 8.0.1<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This release focuses on new ACL functionality. ACL is [link], and ClearCase now offers a broad functionality that supports ACL in many modes, including cleartool and rcleartool commands.<\/p>\n

To learn what\u2019s new: http:\/\/www-01.ibm.com\/support\/docview.wss?uid=swg27038808<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"ClearQuestWhat\u2019s new in ClearQuest 8.0.1<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>There are many enhancements in usability, security and integrations in the web interface:<\/p>\n