A MapGuide repository is
a database that stores and manages the data for the site. The repository
stores all data except data that is stored in external databases.
Data stored in a repository is a resource.
Types
of data stored in the repository:
Feature
data from SHP and SDF files
Drawing
data from DWF files
Map
symbols
Layer
definitions
Map
definitions
Web
layouts
Connections
to feature sources, including database credentials