A work area is the location you use for working with files. This location can be on a local machine or network node and is used for version management operations such as update or deliver. The folder structure is identical to the one in the project. Changing the work area for your user does not change the default for other users of the same project. A work area can be:
A folder on your local machine, for example: C:\myworkarea
A directory on a remote node specified by the syntax <nodename>::/<directory>. For example: UNIX::/myworkarea
A managed work area that you can create using the desktop client or the Administration Console. This has the advantage that other users can use the same area as their project work area. For details, see the Process Configuration Guide chapter, Area Definitions, or see Creating a Work Area.
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