Refresh Design & .project

I have several databases that are getting something called “.project” updated when I run Design on the server.

What is “.project” ?

Thanks in advance

Subject: it’s used by Designer in its Eclipse virtual file system

In Designer, when you open a db, it represents each db as a project - and each Eclipse project needs a .project file, that we maintain as a hidden design element in the db. It will not affect the behavior of the database in the client/web in runtime mode; all it means is that the db or template was touched with an 8.5+ Designer.

Subject: Thank You