A work area can reside anywhere in the network file system. The directory tree structure of a project in the work area is identical to the tree structure in the Synergy database. Rational Synergy keeps the work area synchronized with the database.
On UNIX systems, the files in a work area are linked to the database files.
On Windows systems, the files in the work area are copies of the database files.
When you create or change a project, the software updates your work area automatically and transparently. When you add members to a project, software updates the work area with the new files. When you remove members from a project, the software removes the corresponding files from your work area. You also can manually update the work area by working on files directly in the network file system, outside of Rational Synergy control.