Repositories, Libraries and Workspaces

HyperWorks has two out-of-the-box repositories:

•	My Computer (unmanaged repository)

•	Personal Database (managed repository)

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Selecting Last Selected from the repository selector opens the last used repository and library. This option is available only when the Organize browser is first opened and no repository is selected.

Selecting Manage Remote Sites from the repository selector opens the Manage Remote Sites dialog, used to add and configure team and enterprise repositories to be access from Collaboration Tools.

Note:

Team and enterprise repositories can only be used if HyperWorks Enterprise Foundation is available.

Each repository can have multiple libraries. A library is a database of contents. Different libraries may have different content definitions. Use the view selector, as shown below, to toggle between the Repository view, blue icon, which shows all content in the repository, for the selected library; and Workspace view, yellow icon, which shows contents that have been retrieved (though Get or Checkout) to the selected workspace.

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Note:

This option is only available and applicable for managed repositories.

In an unmanaged library, content is not versioned and files are not moved from their current locations on the disk. It is best not to move or delete files related to contents in an unmanaged library.

In a managed library, content can be versioned allowing for full lineage of the content. Files managed by HyperWorks are copied to the managed vault. In both cases, content objects representing the data, along with associated metadata, are stored in libraries.

Library	Versioning	File Managing
Unmanaged	NO	NO
Managed	YES	Vault

Selecting a library

1.	Select your desired library from the Library selector.

Note:

When a library is opened, its default query is automatically executed.

Creating a new library

1.	Select New from the Library selector. A New Library dialog displays.

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New Library dialog for a Managed Library

2.	Give your library a Name, Location, Type, and Workspace.

Two types of libraries are available:

a. Generic

b. CAE

A Generic library will contain no content definitions. Content definitions of any type can be added after the library is created.

A CAE library will contain out-of-the-box content definitions for CAE content types, such as HyperMesh model, results file, solver deck, and so on. Additional content definitions of any type can be added after the library is created.

3.	Click OK once completed.

Adding an existing library

1.	Select Add from the Library selector. An Add Existing Library dialog displays.

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Add Existing Library dialog for a Managed Library

2.	Browse to and select the existing library to be added.

Note:

For a managed repository select an existing workspace, or click New to create a new workspace.

3.	Click OK once completed.

A workspace is a local directory where files are retrieved from the vault so they can be viewed and/or modified.

•	If the selected repository is a managed repository, then the Workspace selector will be displayed.

•	If the selected repository is an unmanaged repository, then the workspace field will be hidden.

Note:

In an unmanaged repository no file movement occurs, so workspaces are not used.

To create a new workspace

1.	From the Workspace drop-down, select New. A New Workspace dialog displays.

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2.	Give your workspace a Name and Working Directory.

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3.	Click OK. The new workspace will be created in the selected repository, for the selected library.