Hi, I'm trying to organize our install and give the Components more meaningful names than simply the first object found in the directory, which may or may not always be there. I understand we cannot rename Components through the UI, so I planned on editing the AIP file.
I also understand that each folder is a different Component. With this in mind, I created an empty directory structure. Then, on the Files and Folders page, I made the "Application Folder" "Synchronized" and pointed it to the root of the directory structure I created. This adds the folders to the Files and Folders page under the "Application Folder" and also creates the Components on the Organization page.
Next, I edited the AIP file to make each directory and sub-directory its own Component with a more meaningful name. For example: "[APPDIR]\bin", "[APPDIR]\lib\com" and "[APPDIR]\lib\util" were edited to make Components named: "APPDIR", "bin", "lib", "lib_com", and "lib_util".
I reopened the AIP file with AI and this all looked fine on the Organization page. Good so far.
Then, I added 4 OS files under the "bin" directory on the disk, expecting them to be picked up on the Files and Folders page, which they were.
Back to the Organization page. What I was expecting at this point, is that AI would automatically add each file as a Resource under the Component which I created above.
Instead, a NEW component was automatically added using the first file found as the name just as though I had never manually added the Components myself AND my Component named after the directory disappeared...
I can again reedit the AIP and "fix" everything, but I was really hoping I wouldn't have to do this every time programs were added to the various directories (Resources).
Also, some of the directories are currently empty, and I would have to reedit the AIP file every time an empty Component had a Resource added to it.
Is there a way to do this?