About element, version, and VOB properties

You can use the Properties view to show and change the metadata associated with UCM activities, baselines, branch types, elements, label types, streams, UCM components, UCM projects, versions, views, and VOBs. Certain types of metadata can only be changed by authorized users.

When you modify an element, version, or VOB property, you affect all users who access that element, version, or VOB. For more information about the modifiable and non-modifiable properties that are displayed in the Properties dialog boxes, see Administering ClearCase® and the ClearCase Command Reference Manual. For information about how to find these documents on line, see Team software development with ClearCase.

Permission to change a property

Modifiable properties can be changed only by a user with adequate privileges. Your Rational ClearCase privileges are determined by the user identity with which you log on to the ClearCase server. If you attempt to change a property that you are not authorized to modify, the operation fails.

Element protections

Element protections provide a way to control access to all versions of an element by all users of the VOB that contains the element. The protections that can be set and the meanings of those settings depend on whether the element is a directory or a file.

Descriptions

Description properties are available for UCM activities, baselines, elements, label types, UCM projects, UCM components, streams, versions, views, and VOBs. The text of this property is derived from comment metadata associated with the object. If no comment was entered, no text is displayed for the property.

Element and VOB Locks

With the Locks tab, available in the VOB and Element properties dialog boxes, you can lock an element or an entire VOB. This lock prevents any ClearCase user from modifying the element or VOB.

Note: Locking an element or VOB by using the Obsolete attribute locks the element or VOB and also renders it invisible to certain ClearCase operations, none of which are supported by the ClearCase Remote Client.

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