code: public void synchronizeLocaleIndependentValues(CmsObject cms, Collection<String> skipPaths, Locale sourceLocale) {
  
          if (getContentDefinition().getContentHandler().hasSynchronizedElements() && (getLocales().size() > 1)) {
              for (String elementPath : getContentDefinition().getContentHandler().getSynchronizations()) {
                  synchronizeElement(cms, elementPath, skipPaths, sourceLocale);
              }
          }
      }
docs: Synchronizes the locale independent fields for the given locale.<p>
  
  @param cms the cms context
  @param skipPaths the paths to skip
  @param sourceLocale the source locale