Negation List
Sometimes it is easier to define what one does not want than it is to define
what one does want. This is why ClearTrigger has implemented the negation list.
When RIN List Type is defined to be 'N'
or 'n', then RIN_list represents a negation list.
When there is no negation list (the list is unpopulated) then there are no
negations and all commands that match the associated operation apply;
when the list is populated, only instances that do not match the
negation will apply.
Any number of negations may be placed in the negation list. There can be a
negation on any of the metadata types:attributes, branches, elements,
hyperlinks, labels and triggers as wel as certain UCM Data Types: attributes, components, folders, projects and streams (ClearTrigger supports matching on activities and folders even though native ClearCase does not). If the RIN_type is 'N',
"full matching"
applies and negations of the same type are ORed together and negations
of different types are ANDed together before the negation is tested.
If the RIN_type is 'n', "single matching" applies and all negations of
any type are ORed together before the negation is tested.
The format for this section is a list of zero or more type selections of the form
type<name> where type is from:
| Base type | UCM type |
|---|
- attype
- brtype
- eltype
- hltype
- lbtype
- trtype
|
- activity
- component
- folder
- project
- stream
|
and name is an implicit name like "REL1.9", "integration" or a
pattern to match
several or a few type instances. You may use ~alias names to identify large of often used series of type selections.
| Example Type | example |
| attribute | ; attype<QA_State> ; |
| branch | ; brtype<integration> ; |
| element | ; eltype<c_source> ; |
| hyperlink | ; hltype<merge> ; |
| label | ; lbtype<BETA> ; |
| trigger | ; trtype<no_co> ; |
| UCM activity | ; activity<bug_152> ; |
| UCM component | ; component<\comp1> ; |
| UCM folder | ; folder<a_folder> ; |
| UCM project | ; project<project_z> ; |
| UCM stream | ; activity<feature_x> ; |
| patterns | ; lbtype<REL#.#_*> brtype<*_int_*> ; |
| patterns | ; attype<CR##?_*> trtype<*> ; |
| aliases | ; ~protected_labels ~restricted_braches ; |
See also: Restriction List, Inclusion List