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Using Data Stores
Introduction to data store concept 
*A data area represents a restricted data structure dedicated to the description of a software Data Store. It is made of classes and/or data views and can be described in a Data Area Diagram.
*For more information on data stores, see "Logical data areas", page 10.
Accessing to data areas with HOPEX IT Architecture 
To access the list of data areas from the Application Architecture navigation pane:
*Select Data management.
Two tiles enable you to access to the Logical data areas and to the Application data areas.
Creating a data area 
To create an application data area instance, for example:
To create an application system environment:
1. From the Application Architecture navigation pane, select Data management > Application data areas.
The lists of application data areas appear in the edit area.
2. Click New.
The new application data area appears in the list.
3. Modify the Name of your application data area.