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The Repository Concept
The LANSA Active Repository stores a vast range of information about applications in a central location.
LANSA's Repository architecture significantly reduces application coding because information is defined just once in a central location instead of being repeated wherever it is used in application programs. For example, a business rule for a field is defined once instead of in every program which uses that field.
In addition to bringing discipline to the development process, the repository also simplifies application maintenance because the centrally stored information is easy to find and change. Testing can be much faster and easier. Changes can often be made to the repository without impacting existing coded application logic.
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