How to integrate Visual Studio 2008 with IBM Rational ClearCase

One of my current projects is to plan and implement a brand new infrastructure that creates environments to integrate Visual Studio 2008 with IBM Rational ClearCase. Actually, it’s a brand new VB.NET project – not based on Visual Studio 2005 or earlier versions – so I have to figure out what files should be source controlled and what files should not.

Well, firstly I had to check if VS 2008 and ClearCase can communicate together. I found an official IBM document that notifies the following: “Visual Studio 2008 is supported with ClearCase, CCRC (ClearCase Remote Client) and ClearQuest as of version 7.0.1 and later”, but I haven’t found any document that describes how to do the whole integration process, so I started this process by myself and here I summarize my findings.

How to Install ClearCase 7.0.1 for Windows

Download ClearCase from your IBM account (PassportAdvantage)

C:\downloads\cc701win\C11QHML

Unzip C11QHML.zip

Run the installer: