To exclude elements from loading into a snapshot view

  1. Open the config spec of the view for editing by doing the following:
    1. Open a shell and change to a directory in the view.
    2. Enter this command:

      cleartool edcs

  2. In the text editor, create an element rule that specifies the initial version of the element you want to exclude by using the following syntax: 
    element vob-tag/element-path /main/0

    For example, the element rule element /guivob/prog /main/0 loads the empty version of the /prog directory, preventing any of its child elements from loading.

  3. Save the config spec and exit the text editor.
  4. In your shell, answer Yes at the prompt to set the config spec.
Parent topic: Before excluding elements from loading
Related concepts
About unloading elements
How files and directories in snapshot views are unloaded
How snapshot views are updated
Related tasks
To load an empty version of an element (Windows)
To load elements in a snapshot view using the command line
To update files and directories in a snapshot view
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