ClearCase UCM Process

In a UCM project, work typically progresses as follows,

1. ClearCase administrators create the VOBs
    VOB means Versioned Object Base. VOB contains all the files and directories.

2. Project Managers create the UCM projects
    UCM includes VOBs and Components. Components is a group of related direcotry and file elements with same baseline.

3. Developers join the UCM project

4. Development is ongoing.
    Developers are assigned to activities to check-out and check-in the source code

5. Developers delivery work to shared work area
    Before delivery to integration stream, developers should test and build their work in the private area.

6. Integrators build the product in shared work area

7. Project managers craete new baselines

8. Project managers promote the specific baselines(Build,Test,Released) to reflect a particular project milestone.
   After the new baseline passes a sufficient testing, project managers designate them as the recommended set of baselines

9. Developers adjust their private work areas to the latest avaiable baselines