IBM® Rational® provides a standard for interchange of and access to RAS assets. Repositories provide a way to organize and manage assets so they can be exchanged between developers and coworkers. Once you add a repository to your repository list, you can view, search, inspect, and import the assets in that repository.
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 four types of repositories; Local, Workgroup, XDE™, and Patterns.Connecting to repositories
Before you can search a repository for a RAS asset, the repository must be added to your list of repositories. To do this, you must have the repository address that you obtain from the repository owner. Exceptions to this are the local repository where all you need is a file path, and the Patterns repository which is pre-installed.Removing connections to RAS repositories
You can remove a repository from your repository list in the Asset Explorer view so that it is no longer accessible; however, you cannot remove pre-installed repositories like the Patterns.Publishing to repositories
When you publish an asset, you copy a packaged asset to a repository. Publishing is similar to copying the asset to a local or remote repository.Finding RAS assets
You can find RAS assets by searching connected repositories with a keyword search. You use the search window to find assets that meet your development needs. The search is performed on the contents of specific parts of the RAS asset manifest file.Adding RAS assets to multiple folders
You can add assets to multiple folders within a repository in the Asset Explorer view. Organizing your assets into folders will help you find assets more quickly. For instance, you can have a folder with all assets by operating system, and another folder with all assets by technology. The repository administrator sets the permissions required for creating folders and moving assets.
Parent topic: Packaging assets for reuse
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RAS assets
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Types of repositories
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