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I am trying to create components in a vob for the upcoming project.

What are the common mistakes people make while creating those components?

Do I have to select a view and the root directory to make a component?
I think the root directory will be same as the pvob. Can I select any view here?

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  • Vob component vs. root-based component: declaring a all vob as one component doesn't scale well when you have many component to declare (each vob component would involve its own vob_server process, which consumes resources on the server).
    It is better to use a generic-named vob in order to declare in its (direct) sub-directory components.

  • The name of the root directory of the component cannot be changed once the component is created: better make it right the first time

  • The component need to be created in the first directory level of a Vob:
    myVob/myComponent1,
    myVob/myComponent2, ...
    So the naming convention should reflect that.
    You cannot declare components within a directory like: myVob/Apache/Cmp1. You might want to name it myVob/Apache_Cmp1.

  • "root directory will be same as the pvob": no: you should keep the pvob separate from the vob.

    • The vob contains data (files and directory, like the root directory of your component).
    • The pvob contains metadata, like the UCM names (of your UCM projects, Streams, Components, Activities, ...)
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  • See also http://stackoverflow.com/a/9579131/6309, and http://stackoverflow.com/a/9581762/6309, and http://stackoverflow.com/a/14352365/6309 – VonC May 24 '13 at 14:40