How to Set up a New Repository
When you create a custom component, you must create a repository to contain the resource files that are used to create the run-time image. There are two types of repositories:
- Physical repositories, which are directories on the development system that store resource files.
- Logical repositories, which are links in the component definition (.sld) file to physical repositories. The binary files in the repository are added to the run-time image at build time.
Creating a new repository for a component helps you manage the files and resources required for a run-time image by keeping all files in a single directory.
Repositories are created during the development cycle, when custom applications are componentized.
To track your progress in the following table, select the check box next to each step.
| Step | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. In Component Designer, create a new .sld file. | Creating an SLD File | |
| 2. Create the physical repository to store your custom component resource files and then create the logical repository in the .sld file. | Creating a Repository | |
| 3. Add your custom component to the .sld file. | Creating a Component |
See Also
How to Componentize an Application | Repositories | How-to Topics