Every build configuration in Dimensions CM must be associated with at least one build area. The 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.
Library cache areas. Use this type of area to keep copies of files whose items are located on a database on a remote server.
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 CM Administration Console. There they are referred to as file areas. For details about areas, see the Dimensions CM online help.