001/* 002* file CcLabelType.java 003* 004* Licensed Materials - Property of IBM 005* Restricted Materials of IBM 006* 007* com.ibm.rational.wvcm.stp.cc.CcLabelType 008* 009* (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2004, 2011. All Rights Reserved. 010* Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights: Use, duplication or 011* disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. 012*/ 013 014package com.ibm.rational.wvcm.stp.cc; 015 016import javax.wvcm.Feedback; 017import javax.wvcm.WvcmException; 018 019/** 020 * <p>A proxy for a ClearCase label type. 021 * </p> 022 * <p>A label is a user-defined name that can be attached to a set of 023 * related ClearCase element versions. In base (non-UCM) ClearCase projects, 024 * labels could be used to capture the set of versions in a particular 025 * development checkpoint, a product release, etc. 026 * </p> 027 * <p>For more information about labels and label types, see the ClearCase 028 * "Guide to Managing Software Projects" manual, and the cleartool man pages "mklbtype", 029 * "mklabel", and "config_spec". 030 * </p> 031 */ 032public interface CcLabelType extends CcTypeBase 033{ 034 /** 035 * <p>Create a new label type at the location identified by this proxy. The 036 * location should be an object name selector specifying the label type's name 037 * and the repository (VOB) in which to create it. 038 * </p> 039 * <p>Set the {@link CcTypeBase#SCOPE} property to specify the new type's global scope. 040 * If no scope is set, a scope of NONE (ordinary scope) is used. 041 * </p> 042 * <p>Set the {@link CcTypeBase#INSTANCE_CONSTRAINT} property to determine where the new type 043 * may be applied. Valid values for label types are BRANCH and ELEMENT. If no constraint 044 * is set the default is ELEMENT. 045 * </p> 046 * <p>Set the {@link CcTypeBase#HAS_SHARED_MASTERSHIP} property to <b>true</b> to allow 047 * instances of this type to be created in any VOB replica. If unspecified, the default 048 * mastership is unshared. 049 * </p> 050 * @param flags Resource-specific creation flags. 051 */ 052 public CcLabelType doCreateCcLabelType(TypeCreateFlag[] flags, Feedback feedback) throws WvcmException; 053}