[SCM-661] Initial checkout in clearcase ucm needs activity

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Auto Closed
• Affects Version/s: 1.6
• Component/s: maven-scm-provider-clearcase
• Environment: Java 1.6; Maven 2.2.1; Clearcase UCM; Jenkins 1.4; maven-release-plugin 2.2.2
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Max Schaefer
• Created: 27/Jan/12 13:02
• Updated: 12/Jan/16 20:12
• Resolved: 12/Jan/16 20:12

Description

My Jenkins job is configured to create a clearcase UCM view whenever started i.e. it is not updating a view created in previous runs.
The build tries then to release my maven project (maven-release-plugin)
First operation is to modify pom.xml. In clearcase you need to perform a "checkout" in order to modify a file. However, that fails because in UCM a view needs to have an "activity" set.
A workaround is to create an activity before with the corresponding cleartool command. However, I think this should be performed by the scm plugin when asked to perform the checkout.
My clearcase-settings.xml specifies <clearcaseType>UCM</clearcaseType>

[INFO] [release:prepare {execution: default-cli}]
[INFO] viewName = 'AXIAZ-bnjwa029-maven' ; configSpec = 'load \Orbis_Reports' ; vobName = '\Orbis_Project_Vob' ; streamName = 'MavenDeploymentEvaluation' ; elementName = 'null'
[INFO] Verifying that there are no local modifications...
[INFO]   ignoring changes on: pom.xml.next, release.properties, pom.xml.releaseBackup, pom.xml.backup, pom.xml.branch, pom.xml.tag
[INFO] viewName = 'AXIAZ-bnjwa029-maven' ; configSpec = 'load \Orbis_Reports' ; vobName = '\Orbis_Project_Vob' ; streamName = 'MavenDeploymentEvaluation' ; elementName = 'null'
[INFO] Checking dependencies and plugins for snapshots ...
[INFO] viewName = 'AXIAZ-bnjwa029-maven' ; configSpec = 'load \Orbis_Reports' ; vobName = '\Orbis_Project_Vob' ; streamName = 'MavenDeploymentEvaluation' ; elementName = 'null'
[INFO] Transforming 'test-reports'...
[INFO] viewName = 'AXIAZ-bnjwa029-maven' ; configSpec = 'load \Orbis_Reports' ; vobName = '\Orbis_Project_Vob' ; streamName = 'MavenDeploymentEvaluation' ; elementName = 'null'
[INFO] edit file: D:\Views\hudson_slave\workspace\TestMax\hudson_view_MavenDeploymentEvaluation\Orbis_Reports\pom.xml
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Unable to enable editing on the POM
Provider message:
The cleartool command failed.
Command output:
cleartool: Error: To operate on UCM branch, must be set to an activity and a UCM view.