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# Directories on Distribution Media

Distribution media uses subdirectories to direct the installation process where to copy the files. You will typically use several subdirectories for application media.

Note: The directories in the following descriptions are relative to the path where the installation files for an application reside on the distribution media. If you use diskettes, the root directory refers to the actual root directory on the diskette. If you use a CD-ROM for distribution, the root directory refers to the subdirectory on the CD-ROM that corresponds to that application.

/ (root)

The root directory on the first volume of an application's distribution media contains the xxAPPL.TXT file. The system copies file names with no directory name in the FILES section of xxAPPL.TXT from the root directory of the distribution media to the programs directory of the application being installed.

/sysfil/

Beginning in version 6.00, system files that were formerly stored in the progRM and progxx directories are stored in a directory called sysfil. The sysfil directory allows the client/server versions of OSAS to address system files using the data server for faster access and use with Windows workstations.

/progxx/

The application programs directory contains all the application programs and application-specific data files. There may be more than one application program directory on the distribution media. For example, General Ledger media has both progGL and progRM, for GL application programs and programs that allow other applications to interface with GL, respectively.

/sample/

The sample data directory contains data files with sample data.

/data/

The data directory typically contains only the application table file, xxTB.

/RWdata/

The Report Writer data directory contains mergeable GENERAL Report Writer files, Global Inquiry merge files, and ODBC data dictionaries.

/gui/

The GUI directory stores all graphical resource files (.BRC files under PRO/5, and .ARC files under BBj). These files are accessed only when operating in graphical mode.

/Document/

The document directory stores all productivity reports for an application.

/utils/

The utilities directory contains utilities not installed with the rest of the media.