ClearCase delay in showing latest config spec

Question

Are you aware of any issues with delays in changes to view configuration specifications being reflected in ClearCase explorer etc?

Added following line in a text file and included in the config spec.

element * CHECKEDOUT
element * /main/LATEST

In ClearCacse explorer view showed elements in main/LATEST.

Later changed the text file to

element * CHECKEDOUT
element * /main/branch_name/LATEST
element * /main/LATEST

saved it and closed.

Refreshed the view and view was pointing to main/LATEST even after stop and starting the view.

confused with the result, side tracked to another task and after 15 mins when I refreshed I saw latest from branch.

Any reason ?

Answer 1

Your branch might now always originate from main.

Try rather the following config spec:

element * CHECKEDOUT 
element * .../branch_name/LATEST 
element * /main/LATEST