Type Manager page

This page of the Properties browser displays information about the supertype of the type, the type manager, and the default time stamp for versions of elements based on this type.

Included in Rational® ClearCase® is a set of predefined types, which are collectively called supertypes. Each type object must be based on a supertype. A type manager is used to determine how to store and retrieve elements based on a specified type.

You cannot change the supertype or the type manager if any elements of this type have been created.

On the UNIX system

The Manager tab is only visible for element types. It displays the following information with regard to the type manager:
Supertype name and drop-down list
Displays the name of an existing element type, predefined or user-defined. You cannot change the supertype if there are existing elements of the named type.
Override type manager check box
Specifies the type manager for the new element types, overriding inheritance from the supertype. You cannot change the type manager if there are existing elements of the named type.
Preserve time on checkin check box
If this check box is set, the time-modified stamp of the checked-out version is preserved during checkin. This establishes checkin -ptime as the default for elements of this type.

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