The information shared in a repository is called as repository information. It consists of the following items:

• System configuration
• A service adapter or a business process, which is generated
• Mapping definition
• Format definition
• Deployment information

If you install Service Platform, the following standard directory is set for the repository:

 
<Installation directory of Service Platform>\CSC\repository
 

You can also change the directory, which is to be set as a repository. Change it in the HCSC-Manager definition file. For details on how to change the directory, see "2.4.1 Customizing operating environment".

When you are setting up multiple operating and execution environments (setting the environment variable CSCMNG_HOME) on 1 machine, the repository is set in the following root directory:

 
%CSCMNG_HOME%\repository
 

To share information in development and operating environments, export (save) the repository information to the media in ZIP file format and import (read) that information to the repository of another environment. The following figure shows import and export of a repository:

Figure 4-1 FigureExport and import of a repository

Here, for details on saving the repository information of an operating environment, see "4.2 Exporting Repository Information". For details on expanding the repository information to an operating environment, see "4.3 Importing a repository". Moreover, for details on saving the repository information of a development environment and expanding the repository information in a development environment, see "3.2 Managing a Repository" in "Service Platform Basic Development Guide".

Note

In 07-60 onwards versions, you cannot share 1 repository between development and operating environments. If you share a repository in a previous version, create separate repositories in development and operating environments and migrate these repositories. For migration procedure, see "Appendix A.3 Migrating procedure when a repository is shared between development environment and operating environment in earlier version" in "Service Platform Basic Development Guide".

During operation involving updating of a repository, the repository might get locked and the operation might not be possible. There are 2 types of locks, namely exclusive lock and shared lock. There are following restrictions during an operation:

• You cannot perform operations, which are meant for exclusive lock or shared lock during exclusive lock.
• You cannot perform operations, which are meant for another shared lock at the same time during shared lock.

The following table describes the lock types and target operations:

Table 4-1 TableLock types and target operations

Legend:

-: Not applicable.

• You cannot use a repository, which is created in the development environment of a different version.
• Do not access any file or directory present in the directory used as a repository. If you access, various commands might fail.