The CHANGE FILE_ELEMENT command modifies a file element by performing a change in place. CDO changes the values you specify, and other values remain the same. Because a file element is a controlled element, CDO freezes previous versions and allows you to modify only the highest visible version. Before you can issue the CHANGE FILE_ELEMENT command, you must reserve the file element with the RESERVE FILE_ELEMENT command. If you add, change, or delete a property from the file element, the property you specify must be a defined or inherited property for the file element's type. See the Oracle CDD/Repository Information Model for a list of these properties. Errors occur if you attempt to delete the MCS_STOREDIN property from a file element whose STORETYPE is EXTERNAL. CDO requires this property for external files.