Creating a Manager Configuration Settings File

A manager configuration settings file in an editable XML file read by Manager to determine the number of editing options the site manager has. If you're content with the default options turned on in Manager, then you can simply add the Site Studio Manager fragment without creating a manager configuration settings file.

If, however, you want to control which options are enabled and disabled then you must create a manager configuration settings file, which you do in the Site Assets pane. There are two starting points of manager configuration settings files you can create: one with the minimal settings enabled and one with the maximum settings enabled. You can create as many manager configuration settings files as you like.

To create a manager configuration settings file, perform these tasks:

1. Open the Site Assets pane in Designer.

2. Click the menu at the top and choose Manager Configuration Settings.

3. Click the New File icon (Figure).

   New File Icon

   
   

4. To create a manager configuration settings file, perform one of the following:

   • Choose New and then Minimal Enabled to create a Manager interface with the minimum amount of user settings.

   • Choose New and then Maximum Enabled to create a Manager interface with the maximum number of user settings.

     For more information, see Description of the Manager Configuration Settings File.

   Or, to create a copy of an existing manager configuration settings file:

   • Choose Copy and then Selected to copy the currently selected manager configuration settings file to a new one.

   • Choose Copy and then from Server to copy an existing file on the content server.

   • Choose Copy and then from Local to copy an existing file on your file system.

   The standard content check-in page is displayed.

5. Provide the metadata for the manager configuration settings file and click Assign Info at the bottom of the page to check it into the content server. All required metadata fields are marked red.

The manager configuration settings file appears in the Site Assets pane, where you can select if for editing or reference it from a fragment. For information on customizing the settings file, see Customizing Manager Configuration Settings.