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Administering DevOps Code ClearCase®
Learn about performing administrative tasks for a DevOps Code ClearCase® community including managing software licenses, user and group accounts, ClearCase server and client hosts, shared data, and the network that connects them.
VOB datatypes and administrative VOB hierarchies
There are many types of VOB metadata. Some are unique to a particular VOB, but many must be managed consistently across a group of VOBs that store related artifacts (components of a UCM project, for example). These topics introduce VOB metadata and describe how to use administrative VOB hierarchies to simplify sharing of type objects among related VOBs.
VOB datatypes
A general understanding of VOB datatypes can place many administrative tasks in context.

VOB datatypes

A general understanding of VOB datatypes can place many administrative tasks in context.

A VOB is a repository for data (versioned artifacts such as files and directories) and metadata (branches, labels, event records, and so on). Some metadata types are stored as VOB objects; other metadata is stored as records or annotations attached to these objects.

Some VOB datatypes are created automatically by DevOps Code ClearCase® commands. Others must be created explicitly by users or (more often) administrators. You must use commands such as cleartool describe and various DevOps Code ClearCase GUIs to access VOB metadata.