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alias: user-guide-automation-repository-index
tags:
- connect iot
description: "This documentation details the configuration and usage of an automation repository view"
---

# Automation Repository

:lock: Administration.**AutomationRepository**

The **Automation Repository** enables the user to upload one or more packages to a designated directory, with the option to overwrite existing packages.

![Screenshot showing an automation repository interface with options for uploading and overwriting packages.](images/automation_repository.png)

This page acts as a view on the repository location. This page will only apply for repositories of type `Directory`. The view aims to bring more transparency into what packages are deployed and available to use in the system and also to interact with the repository.

## How It Works

The page will retrieve the index information from the repository directory and present to the user all the packages that are currently deployed. The page will show all the packages deployed, either packages that are deployed through customization or through the MES installation.

![Automation Repository](./images/automation_repository.png)

## Sequence Of Steps

The necessary steps for correctly configuring and using **Automation Repository** is the following:

1. Configure the `RepositoryType` in the **Configuration** menu under the Administration section. Ensure that the Directory value is set, otherwise an error message will be displayed. For more information, see [[system-configuration-entries]].
2. Configure the `RepositoryLocation` in the **Configuration** menu under the Administration section. For more information, see [[system-configuration-entries]].