you can automate a lot with this tool and you have to think to use it in right way. Support most popular platforms, great customization features, can be used for high availability model. No limits for version data storage. This is old product and most errors already fixed. New bugs are rarely observed, because there are not too much new development efforts provided for ClearCase. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

developers have no time to learn it and use by themselves - they need administrator who will help them. GUI looks rather old style and obsolete, IBM don't drive ClearCase development now and it looks like we have very small new features in future releases (in case we will see new releases). There are no real support for different development models - it's hard to use CC for traditional (waterflow) teams together with SCRUM or Kanban teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I used clearcase for requirements management and automated promotion of documents. It is one of the easiest req management and version control too I have ever used Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is not much to not like in clearcase suite Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Powerful command line capabilities, for writing batch scripts to automate recurring tasks.

ClearTeam Explorer works well over HTTP connections, VPN.

Config Spec allows you to precisely control what files are included in a view Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No atomic commits.

Clunky UI.

Many capabilities require using command line.

ClearCase Explorer is slooooow over VPN,

View management can be cumbersome

Config Spec management can be cumbersome Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A nice Document control system, which ties into our internal Work Request and Change Request processes (via Clear Quest). A somewhat easy search feature for finding older documents, we have been using this in my current department for our Build documents which contain our specifications of our steps when building out a server. It has other uses, beyond the few that my immediate department uses, such as allowing a tracking all changes made to a script or document and tracking the changes from cradle to grave. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a few improvements needed, such as an easier way to upload documents than the way we have it configured, by linking it to a Work Request. We also have it configured to store individual “views” locally on workstations, instead of a central repository, which is bad when a workstation’s hard drive “dies”. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My team uses Clearcase primarily as a document repository. Clearcase provides version control and enables users to quickly switch between views though a GUI interface. Access to views can be tightly controlled so that users only have access to objects required for their work and documents can be organized into directories which can also be put under version control. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Installation of the Clearcase client is a complex process requiring several reboots. As a result, deployment of this tool was diffcult to automate using SCCM. Infrequent users of this tool frequently struggle with the processes that must be followed to add new documents and/or make changes to existing documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rational ClearCase has provided us a powerful configuration management tool. It provides a thorough change history if used correctly. Build triggers and Linux environment support provide a great build environment. ClearCase allows for easy version comparisons which facilitate peer reviews. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Because of the size of the software it can be difficult to migrate when changing environments. ClearCase's integration with source code on user machines is lacking and frustrates some developers. It can be very tricky because some triggers can seem hacked together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The UI is very good to use and easy to understand. Setting it up for a stream is simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Doesnt connect well with RSA which is an ibm rational product. Sometimes gives issues with connecting with repository server and hence checkin checkout doesnt work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They dynamic views are useful. But even those get over-used and cause extra complications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Everything else. It is outdated, the config specs get too complicated very quickly. The learning curve is monstrous, most people really just learn how to use custom scripts that have been around a long time and don't learn the tool itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Works as a File Manger and tracks changes made to files from insertion to deletion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Too intergrated with ClearQuest that you it requires a WR and an attribute # associated with that WR to upload/edit any document in ClearCase. It's very difficult to update anything in ClearCase without first completing at least 4-5 steps in ClearQuest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The merging feature in clear case is pretty good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The remote client is pretty slow in syncing with a remote server. Also, the application tends to crash a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.