Using the Repository Browser View
Use
In the Design Time Repository perspective, you can access all files that are stored in the Design Time Repository (DTR) and in your local file system.
The storage of resources in the DTR server is structured by means of workspace folders, workspaces and folders; a particular area in the local file system is assigned to this structure in the server and administered by the DTR. Both areas are determined by the development configurations with which the Developer Studio is configured.
The Repository Browser view enables you to access both storage areas (local and central). Files and folders may exist in the server, in the file system, or in both. The Repository Browser shows a combined view of both storage areas; all objects are displayed graphically together with their properties.
Browsing the DTR
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1. To open the Repository Browser, choose Window → Show View → Repository Browser.
The
Repository Browser view appears (you can position the window anywhere
you like). It shows the root node 
of the repository contents
that is visible to you.
2. Open the root node. You see the following elements:
Below the
root you see the workspace folder 
. Workspace folders organize workspaces. Different workspaces can
exist for different software statuses (for example, for the SAP HR software
component there may be one workspace for development and one for correction);
related workspaces are combined in a workspace folder.
3. Open a workspace folder.
The
workspaces 
appear below the workspace folders. They
contain the resources that belong to a software component; the resources are
organized in files and folders.
4. Open a workspace.
Folders 
appear below the workspace. They contain other
folders and files. If you are developing on a Component Model base, the folder
structure depends on the naming of the development
components in the DTR. For more information, see Component
Names.
5. Open a folder structure.
Below the folder structure you see the resources.
Identifying Resource Properties
Due to the combined view of the local and central storage, properties of objects in the DTR (folders or files) are displayed as symbols next to the object icons. You can derive the properties of a resource from the combination of the icons.
+ 
means that this
resource exists only in
the local file system ; it is displayed like this:
.
After it is
transferred to the server, the icon changes to 
Resource synched to latest, meaning
that the resource is in the same state both on the DTR server and
locally.
When you check
out the resource (to change it), the icon changes to: 
Editing Resources
The context menu of the Repository Browser offers several editing functions. The functions vary according to the type of resource. For example, you cannot delete a workspace in the Repository Browser, but you can delete a file or a folder.
Workspace Folder
You can display it in the Browser or add it to your favorites.
Workspace
You can use the functions available for workspace folders. In addition, you can synchronize the local file system with the server contents or delete the contents from the local file system. Use Sync to date to add a date to the workspace.
Folder
You can use the functions available for workspaces. In addition, you can:
● Edit files in the folder or in the folder including its subfolders (check out)
● Add the folder on its own or including its files – including or excluding the subfolders – to the Repository contents.
This option is available only as long as the objects exist only in the local file system.
● Delete the folder including or excluding its subfolders
● Assign the entire folder to an activity. This is advisable if you will make several logically connected changes to the objects in this folder.
● Uncheck out a folder
● Upload the folder, upload it by force, or download the folder.
● Create a project in the folder.
File
You can use the functions available for folders. In addition, there are functions for solving an integration conflict:
● Display changes
● Compare to the current version
● Merge the file with another file
● Keep the active version
● Keep the conflicting version
For more information, see Design Time Repository Conflicts.
Finally, you can:
● Display the file contents
● Display the version graph of the file.