Types of repositories

Repositories provide a way to organize and manage assets so they can be exchanged quickly and easily with developers and co-workers. You can easily add a repository to your repository list so that you can view, search, inspect, and import these assets. The RAS feature supports the following types of repositories; Local, Workgroup, XDE, and Patterns.

Local repository: Resides on your local personal computer and does not contain any assets until you populate it.
Workgroup repository: Can be any J2EE Web server repository. You must obtain the URL assigned to the service application from your Web service administrator. Multiple users can access this repository to import assets as well as export new assets to the repository for reuse. A workgroup repository hosted by IBM is available for download from alphaWorks at: http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/rasr4w.
Note: Workgroup repositories run only on IBM® WebSphere® Application Server 5.1 or later.
XDE repository: Contains IBM Rational® XDE assets. You must obtain the URL assigned to the service application from your Web service administrator.
Patterns repository: Contains pattern plug-ins that are installed and ready for use.

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