The Documentor files, templates, and include files used for document generation are stored in your workarea. You create and edit these files in your workarea using the Documentor.
You can store your templates and include files in the databank so they can be shared with other project members, and for version management purposes. In addition, you can export these files from, and import these files to, outside of the system using standard storage functions.
There are templates and include files used to generate standardized documents within a company (or even within an industry) whose use is independent of any particular project. These common files must first be imported to your workarea either directly or via the databank.
Standardized templates, such as templates for the DOD-STD-2167A document set, can be supplied with Rational Statemate. You can import the templates to the project databank when the project is created, or select File > Import in the workarea browser.
The resulting segments and documents that the tool creates are not stored in the databank, but reside in your workarea. These are handled the same way as other stored files on your system.