Options for user mergetype elements

A UCM project manager can create element types that have a mergetype of user. For a delivery (or a rebase) operation in the graphic user interface (GUI), the processing of versions whose elements have a mergetype of user allows the user options to handle the merge. By definition, versions whose element has a mergetype of user cannot be automatically merged. If a version whose element has a mergetype of user is detected, a new window opens and lets you determine how to handle the version or all such versions.

If a version that has been created as a result of a deliver (or a rebase) operation cannot be automatically merged with an existing version in the target stream (for a delivery or a rebase) and the element has a mergetype of user, a window titled Deliver User Mergetype Element (or Rebase User Mergetype Element) opens. A field in the window shows the path for the version that cannot be merged automatically. Under Please choose one of the following options, the following options are shown:

After you set one of the options, you have the following choices: