How the Visual Studio integration is implemented

Two interfaces that Microsoft Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) such as Visual C++, Visual J++, and Visual Basic provide are used to implement the Rational® ClearCase® integration with Visual Studio:

• Microsoft Common Source Code Control (SCC) Integration Specification. This API receives the common source control commands you issue from the IDE's user interfaces.

  The API does not enable Rational ClearCase to provide its own context-sensitive help.

• Add-ins. To provide access to additional Rational ClearCase functions and applications, the Rational ClearCase integration provides a Visual Studio Add-in.