In Team Coherence, the file objects represent the physical files. A file object maps directly to a file, or files, on disk. File objects are grouped by Folders. A file object may contain several physical files using a concept known as file groups. A file group is a set of files that have the same name, but different extensions, and can be thought of as a logical entity. An example of this would be the Delphi pas/dfm pair: the source unit will not compile without the form unit being present, and vice versa. In this situation, it makes sense to treat the two files as a single entity.
The file object also contains a history of all changes made to the file since it was first archived, allowing you to revert back to or view any previous revision of the file.
Team Coherence can control any type of file including binary files. Associated with each file, are a number of revisions. As each file is modified by users a complete history of when, who, and what the changes were, is built up over time.
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