Element type

Determines the merge method used. An element type associates a file element and a particular type manager. The type manager implements the merge method for the element type and determines how the data in a text file of that type will be manipulated. Predefined element types (for example, file, text_file) are supported.

On Linux, a VersionVault administrator can define additional element types that derive from the predefined types.

Use the cleartool find command to display the element type that would be used for a file.