What is the difference between the local application repository and the global application repository?
The local application repository is specific to one computer and is not shared. The local repository is generally used when one tester is recording and running scripts against an application version or when setting up an application before it is promoted to a global repository. The global application repository is hosted on a server, can be shared among multiple users and computers, and is generally used when multiple testers are running scripts against the same application version. You can promote an application to a global repository from a local repository to share applications with other users. For example, Bill is creating scripts for WysiWrite and Jane is creating scripts for WysiChart. Bill has to create scripts that test the integration between WysiWrite and WysiChart. Since Jane has already created scripts for WysiChart, she can promote the application data to the global repository so Bill can access it.
