When the view is updating all the directory and file processing is logged.

No need to do that! - the only interesting information is stored in the .updt log generated by the update - THAT information should be logged instead.

IN our environment the view update process generates 2400 lines of noise while the interesting log really reads:

ClearCase snapshot view update log

1. Update session parameters:

2. FormatVersion: 4
   SnapshotView: c:\slave\workspace\SmuifTeam_lsku\OP83788_SmuifTeam_lsku_2
   StartTime: 10-mar-10.16:52:19
   UserID: genpds265bldmst@OP83788
   ProcessID: 32852
   ConfigSpecSet: TRUE
   PreviewOnly: FALSE
   PreserveVOBTimes: FALSE
   UpdateHijackedFiles: FALSE
   RenameHijackedFiles: FALSE

4. Actions taken to update the view:
7. Update session status:

8. EndTime: 10-mar-10.16:52:34
   BytesCopied: 0
   CancelledByUser: FALSE

...This is the content of the .updt file(!!!)