Every build configuration in Dimensions CM must be associated with at least one build area. The three types of build areas are:
Work areas
Use this type of area to work on files checked out from Dimensions. Defining a work area indicates that you want to have files automatically placed there.
Deployment areas
Use this type of area to receive files that have been promoted to a chosen state in the Global Stage Lifecycle. For example, when a set of files is ready for System Test, they can be copied to an area that Quality Assurance uses.
NOTE
Deployment scripts should be placed in the directory $DM_ROOT/templates on the node that hosts the area. Do not place the deployment scripts in the area itself.
Build areas are created in the Dimensions Administration Console, although they are referred to there as file areas. See the Process Configuration Guide for more information about file areas.