By default, when you modify a component’s properties using the ATG Control Center, the updated properties file is stored in <ATG2007.3dir>/home/localconfig, or in a server-specific layer if the component already has a configuration in that layer (for example, if you are running an application that does not use the default Dynamo server, and you modify a component using the ACC, the updated properties file is stored in the localconfig directory for the Dynamo server used by that application).
Changing a Component in a Non-default Configuration Layer
To change a component in a non-default configuration layer, do the following:
Select the component you want to edit, then choose File > Open Component in Layer. The Select a Configuration Layer dialog box opens, listing the name and path of each configuration layer. Check marks identify the layers currently in use.
Select the layer to open and click OK. The component opens in a separate Component Editor window.
You cannot change properties in the Dynamo Base configuration layer using the Component Editor.
Changing the Default Configuration Layer
You might want to change the default configuration directory if you have multiple servers running different applications. For example, you might have one server running a customer service application and another running an online store.
You can set any unlocked configuration layer as the default. To view a list of locked layers, select Set Update Layer from the Tools menu in the ATG Control Center. Locked configuration layers, such as Dynamo Base, are marked with a padlock icon. For more information about locking configuration layers, see Locking Configuration Layers in the next section.
Note: After changing the default configuration layer, you can still select a different configuration layer when you open a component. Any components you create, duplicate, or paste will be placed in the default configuration layer.
When you specify a new default configuration layer, the change can be either persistent or temporary. A persistent change affects the server and all client machines, while a temporary change affects the client on which the change is applied. If you make a temporary change on a client machine, the setting remains in effect until you shut down the client machine.
To make a temporary change to the default configuration layer, do the following:
In the ATG Control Center, select Set Update Layer from the Tools menu.
When the Set a Default Configuration Layer dialog opens, select the configuration layer that you want to open by default.
To make a persistent change to the default configuration layer, you must enable the defaultForUpdates property for the layer that will be the default, as follows:
Open the
<ATG2007.3dir>/home/localconfig/CONFIG.propertiesfile and set thedefaultForUpdatesproperty tofalse.In your desired default configuration directory, set the
defaultForUpdatesproperty in theCONFIG.propertiesfile totrue.For example, to set
<ATG2007.3dir>/home/servers/moogusas your default configuration directory, set thedefaultForUpdatesproperty of<ATG2007.3dir>/home/localconfig/CONFIG.propertiestofalseand set thedefaultForUpdatesproperty of<ATG2007.3dir>/home/servers/moogus/CONFIG.propertiestotrue.
