# Managing the Build Process

The topics in this section discuss the WebLogic Workshop build environment and provides tips on how to optimize your build process.

## Topics Included in This Section

Understanding the Build Process

Describes when and why to build your project or application. Understanding the build process better can help you streamline your iterative development effort.

Using the Build Process More Efficiently

Provides tips on how to build applications and projects efficiently. You can significantly reduce build times by making a few small configurations to the build environment and following a few of the best practice guidelines outlined in this document.

Customizing the Build Process

Introduces the scripts that WebLogic Workshop uses to perform application and project level builds. This topic describes how you can export, edit and deploy these scripts to create a custom build process.

How Do I ...?

Contains topics that guide you through the various tasks associated with managing the WebLogic Workshop build process.

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Using Source Control with WebLogic Workshop

Deploying an Application to a Production Server