Term: Component type
A component type defines the rules and properties of a component, including how the contents of its directory in the file system are handled.
The properties of a component type can be adjusted in the AdminClient in the Component type editor module. Changes to a component type are global, i.e. all components created with this type adopt the changed properties.
The icon that is displayed (instead of the normal Windows folder icon) in the Project tree of the UserClient stands for the component type.
The component type determines:
- The comparator and the method used during comparison
- The files that are taken into account or ignored during the comparison process
- The files that are saved in a version or ignored during versioning
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