Copying a global type

When you copy a global type, the copy can be created as a global type or a local type.

About this task

When you copy a global type to the same name (in a different VOB), the cptype command creates the copy as a global type when either of these conditions is true:
  • The source VOB of the original type and destination VOB of the copy are members of the same administrative VOB hierarchy. (The copy then points to that administrative VOB hierarchy.)
  • The original global type resides in a VOB that is an administrative VOB of the copy’s destination VOB (where cptype creates a local copy).

In all other cases, the type is created as an ordinary type.