A case-study of configuration management with clearcase in an industrial environment

Abstract

This paper reports from a case study where the configuration management system ClearCase is used in a large scale industrial application. The focus of the study is on the functionality offered and how it matches the needs in this particular situation. The paper reports on situations where ClearCase has turned out to be cumbersome to use or is lacking functionality. Improvements are outlined for how the problems can be solved or the situations better supported. The suggested improvements are influenced by experience with the COOP/Orm research prototype and some of the improvements are illustrated with functionality available in this integrated environment.