Element Type Browser

Use the Element Type Browser to list, create, or modify element type objects. As with other Rational® ClearCase® objects, you must create the type object before you can create an instance.

The browser lists names and states of element type objects in the VOB that is selected in the File Browser. It supports the following menus:

File
Type
Locks

Directory selector

Use the directory selector under the menu icons to list type objects in a different VOB. The directory selector displays the VOB tags of the VOBs mounted on your host. To display type objects in a different VOB, click the arrow next to the directory selector and click a VOB tag.

File menu

The File menu contains the following commands that control the graphical user interface.

Force on this browser: Updates Rational ClearCase information on this browser only.
Update browsers: Updates Rational ClearCase information on all browser displays. By default, all browsers are updated after each File Browser command runs, and when you remain inactive for 15 seconds.
New file browser: Starts another File Browser in a new window.
Close window: Closes current browser window.

Type menu

This menu contains the following commands to manage type objects in the VOB that you select.

Create: Creates an element type object for future use in the current VOB.
Create (multiple VOBs): Creates an element type object for future use in the VOBs that you specify.
Rename: Assigns a new name to the selected element type object and to all instances of the type object throughout the VOB. If the object is global, all local copies of the type object are assigned the new name.
Revise creation comment: Changes the comment string in the event record for the creation of the selected element type objects.
Describe: Displays the properties for the selected element type objects.
Destroy type: Removes the selected element type objects from the VOB if no instances of the types exist in the VOB.
Destroy elements and type: Removes all instances of the selected element type objects from the VOB and then removes the type objects from the VOB.

Locks menu

The Locks menu contains commands that let you list lock-related information and place a type object in a state that disables certain operations on the object. Locking or unlocking a global type or one of its local copies locks or unlocks the global type and all local copies.

Generally, locking a pool inhibits commands that create or remove the pool data containers and prevents the pool scrubbing parameters from being modified. Other effects of locking a pool depend on the kind of pool.

Lock: Creates a lock on the selected type objects for all users.
Locking a VOB does not lock the cleartext storage pools.
Lock (except some users): Creates a lock on the selected type objects but allows access by certain users that you specify.
Obsolete: Creates a lock on the selected type objects for all users and makes the type objects obsolete.
Unlock: Removes an existing lock from the selected type objects.
Show lock: Lists the lock-related information for the selected type objects.
Show all locks in VOB: Available if the selected object is a VOB. Lists all locks of all type objects within the selected VOB.