Objects in Component Designer

Component Designer is used to create and modify objects and save them in .sld files. These objects include components, repositories, dependency groups, packages, and repository sets. An .sld file can contain multiple objects and objects of different types. It can be useful to save related objects or objects that must be used together in the same .sld file.

In This Section

• Creating a Repository
  Describes how to create a physical repository for component files and how to add the corresponding logical repository to an .sld file and set its properties.
• Creating a Dependency Group
  Describes how to add a dependency group to an .sld file and set its properties. After this is done, a component can declare membership in this group.
• Creating a Package
  Describes how to add a package to an .sld file and set its properties. After this is done, a component or repository can declare membership in this group.
• Creating a Repository Set
  Describes how to add a repository set to an .sld file and set its properties. After this is done, a repository can declare membership in this group.
• Copying an Object
  Describes how to make a copy of an object and paste it in the same or another .sld file.
• Assigning an Object to a Group
  Describes how to add a component or repository to a group.
• Setting an Object to the Latest Revision
  Describes how to increase the revision number of an object.
• Updating the Revision in a Read-Only Object
  Describes how to increase the revision number of a read-only object.
• Migrating an Object to a Different Platform
  Describes how to change the primary platform for an object.
• Setting Default Object Properties
  Describes how to set default values for the Owners, Authors, Vendor, and Copyright properties of an object.

Related Sections

• Component Designer Guide
  Describes how to use Component Designer to create components and associated objects and save them in .sld files.
• Groups
  Describes the different types of groups to which components and repositories can belong.
• Common Properties
  Describes the properties that are used to identify configurations and objects in the component database.
• Extended Properties
  Describes the properties that are used to hold additional information or parameters about a configuration or an item in the component database.