A folder is a named grouping of tasks set up by the build manager. A folder is used to gather all tasks that must be grouped logically. For example, the tasks need to be grouped according to the task state, release, owner, or any combination of these properties. Examples of folders are All Tasks Assigned to Jane or All Completed Tasks for Release editor/2.0.
You can add tasks to a folder in two ways:
Another useful aspect of folders is they allow multiple users to share a set of tasks. For example, after a software configuration passes integration testing, the tasks that passed testing can be made available to developers in a folder.
Build is the process of generating a file from existing source files, using a tool or compiler or code generator. The documentation uses the terms build and make interchangeably.
Files that are built by processing other files are called products. Any object type is a potential product; the most common products are executable files, libraries, and relocatable object (.obj) files.
Projects can contain any number of makefiles, which are files that contain the instructions for building products. You can use a third-party make tool of your choice
Products can be uncontrolled or controlled. Uncontrolled products exist in your work area, but not in the Rational Synergy database. Controlled products are product files that are controlled as object versions within Rational Synergy. Because controlled products exist in the Rational Synergy database, users can share them.
An object becomes a product by manually marking the object version as product.