It's relatively ugly, but you could create lots of hard links to the same
element with different names, then use config spec rules to select
different versions of the element for each link.

Lezz Giles

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> I have 50 versions of foo.doc
> Version 25 was for our product release 5.4,
> and the LATEST release is for our product 5.5.
>
> The 5.4 version is accessible simply by using a 5.4 config spec.
> (include X:\ClearCase\Views\5.4.cs).
>
> However, a large number of users who know checkout, checkin, and read
> (i.e., doc USERS, not even authors) need access to three or four of these
> previous-release files. For me to expect them to create 5.4 views (or even
> run a script that creates the view for them) or expect them to navigate
> between multiple views and understand why those views exist, is a stretch I
> am unwilling to make (I expect they own most of the blinking 12:00 VCRs,
> Microwaves in the city  :-).
>
> So, I am looking to do something similar to:
>    cleartool ln foo.doc@@\main\25 foo_54.doc
>
> (We know that doesn't work because 'ln' applies to elements, not versions.)
>
> Thoughts?
> Do I simply have to make a copy?
>
> Thanks all.
>
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