The client computer requires an installation of the Developer. The client also contains a client database (also referred to as the document cache) that is used and managed by the client desktop software. 

The use of the client database provides the following:

• Enables caching content on the client workstation for faster access.
   
• Allows authors to create and modify content when not connected to the server.
   
• Allows authors to continue working when the connection to the server is intermittently lost.
   
• Allows authors to make content changes locally, or cancel the changes, before committing them to the server.

The Client Database

The client database is stored in the Documents and Settings folder by default on the local workstation, but you can change the location if desired. It has two parts. One part contains copies of all documents that the author views, all newly created documents before they are written to the server through the check in process, and all changes made to a document prior to being written to the server.

The second part of the database is a "catalog" or listing of all of the documents in the server Library. When an author is online and connected to the server, the list refreshes automatically at default intervals.

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