Workspaces

To start using OWB, you create at least one, new workspace. Users access their respective workspaces, instead of the repository as a whole. Thus, if you are the OWB administrator, instead of granting users access to a repository, you grant them access to one or more workspaces. Because all workspaces are stored in a single repository schema, creating workspaces is simplified.

In defining the repository, an administrator creates one or more workspaces, with each workspace corresponding to a set of users working on related projects. For example, a common practice is to create separate workspaces for Development, Testing, and Production. This practice provides team focus in addition to security. Users such as developers can have access to the Development and Testing workspaces, and can be restricted from the Production workspace. Later in the implementation cycle, the Repository Assistant in OWB can be used to manage existing workspaces or to create new ones.