PAA file structure overview
Each PAA file is a structured ZIP compression file that can be decoded by Ant using the java.util.zip class. At the top level of a PAA file is the root directory. There are no restrictions on the name of this directory. Use something unique that does not clash with other registered PAA files or assemblies. There must be only one root directory in a PAA file. The name of this directory is the reference name for the PAA content, and is the same value as the assemblyName when creating the assembly level sdd.xml file.
We can find a sample top-level directory in...
PORTAL_HOME/doc/paa-samples/sample1.paa
The root directory contains the documentation and components directories, and an sdd.xml file.
The sdd.xml file...
- Informs the ConfigEngine about the assembly of components.
- Provides the ConfigEngine with the list of components, and their locations within the directory structure.
- Points to each component sdd.xml file so the installation function can process the installation of the individual components.
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