ClearCase VOB properties

Use the ClearCase VOB properties page to view or edit properties of a VOB.

A VOB is a ClearCase repository that stores file and directory elements. A ClearCase view can have zero or more files or directories loaded from a VOB. The properties displayed on this page apply to the VOB itself. If the selected resource is not a VOB, this page displays the properties of the VOB that contains the selected resource.

Applying changes

Properties displayed on this page are stored in a VOB. Some properties can be modified by a user with appropriate privileges. If you change a modifiable property, the change does not take effect until it is applied. The Apply operation checks your privileges and, if they allow you to make the modification, commits the change to the VOB. If you do not have privileges to make the modification, an error message is displayed and the change is not applied.

Each tab of this property page has an Apply button. The button is available as soon as you make a change to a modifiable property. When you click Apply, the changes you have made on any of the tabs of this property page are sent to the server and completed in the VOB. If the changes are applied successfully, the Apply button becomes unavailable until you make additional changes.

The page also has an OK button. When you click OK, any changes you have made (but not yet applied) on any of the tabs of this property page are sent to the server and completed in the VOB, and the page is closed.

VOB general properties

The General tab of the ClearCase VOB properties page displays the following information about the selected VOB:

Property name Property description
VOB tag The VOB's tag in the ClearCase Web server's ClearCase network region.
Kind Always versioned object base, the ClearCase object kind of a VOB.
Created on The date and time when the VOB was created.
Created by The name of the ClearCase user who created the VOB, in the form user_id.group_id
Description The creation comment associated with the VOB.
Database schema version The schema version of the VOB database.

VOB tag properties

The VOB Tag tab of the ClearCase VOB properties page displays the following information about the selected VOB:

Property name Property description
VOB tag The VOB's tag in the ClearCase Web server's ClearCase network region.
Region The region name of the ClearCase Web server's ClearCase network region.
Host The host name of the VOB server host.
Host path The local path name of the VOB storage directory on the VOB server host.
Global path The network path name, relative to the ClearCase Web server, to the VOB storage directory on the VOB server host.
Mount access Either public or private.
Mount options Mount options specified in the VOB tag (not applicable to the ClearCase Remote Client).
Description The description associated with the VOB tag.

VOB custom properties

The Custom tab of the ClearCase VOB properties page displays the following information about the selected VOB:

Property name Property description
Attributes A list of ClearCase attributes attached to the selected VOB. Each attribute has a Type and a Value.
Hyperlinks A list of ClearCase hyperlinks attached to the selected VOB.

VOB lock properties

The Lock tab of the ClearCase VOB properties page displays the following information about the selected VOB:

Property name Property description
State One of Locked, Unlocked, or Obsolete.
Locked by The name of the ClearCase user who locked the VOB in the form user_id.group_id.
Locked on The date and time when the lock was created.
Description A comment associated with the lock.
Excluded users A list of users to whom the lock does not apply.
Add User Click to open the Add User dialog box, which allows you to add a user to the Excluded users list.
Remove User Click to remove the selected user from the Excluded users list.
Remove All Click to remove all users from the Excluded users list.

VOB mastership properties

If the selected VOB is replicated by using ClearCase MultiSite, the Mastership tab of the ClearCase VOB properties page displays the following information about the selected VOB:

Property name Property description
Current replica The replica name of the current replica (the replica that is accessible to the ClearCase Web server).
Master replica The name of the replica that masters the current replica object

The mastership of an object determines who can modify it. In general, if your current replica does not master an object, you cannot modify it.

VOB replicas properties

If the selected VOB is replicated using ClearCase MultiSite, the Replicas tab of the ClearCase VOB properties page displays the following information about the selected VOB:

Property name Property description
VOB replicas A list of all replicas of the VOB.
Show deleted replicas Select this check box to show deleted replicas as well as active ones.
Related concepts
About VOBs and versioned objects
About element, version, and VOB properties

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