Change configurations

If you have the appropriate business role permission to change configurations in Configuration Designer (instead of view-only permission), you can clone an available (baseline) configuration to create a new one.

When you clone a configuration, the original configuration is the “parent” and the new one is the “child.” Changes that you make to the parent automatically propagate to children and are visible when you publish the configuration. You can add notes to configurations to help you track updates and comments over time.

Next, select the artifact in the configuration that you want to change. For example, a common change you might make is to modifiy the name of an artifact. See the Edit an artifact procedure for details about fields and options.

Run an audit report when you need to know about specific configuration changes. Configuration Designer audits create, update, and delete actions; the report also identifies the user who made the changes. See the View audit log procedure for instructions.

• Create a child configuration
  A child configuration is a copy of a baseline configuration. Once you've created the child, use that as the version you modify.
• Add or view configuration notes
  Configuration notes help you to track configuration changes over time and other Configuration Designer users can also view the notes you create.
• Add a new document artifact
  When you change a configuration and need to add a new document artifact, you'll define the artifact and attributes in a simple form.
• Edit an artifact
  When you edit an artifact you'll have access to a wide variety of artifact attributes. The attributes you can edit depend on the document, submission, or package artifact type.
• Delete an artifact
  If an artifact hasn't been deployed yet, you can still delete it from one or more countries.
• Remove an artifact from a country
  If a document artifact is not currently tracked in a production environment configuration, use this procedure to delete it.
• Change artifact list display order
  Complete this procedure if you want artifacts to display in Oracle Site Activate drop-down menus in a specific order rather than the default alphabetical order.
• Change a document artifact name
  One of the most common configuration changes you'll make is to change the name of a document artifact. Use this procedure to quickly complete this task.
• Add a dependency
  Define an activity that must be completed before the next activity can begin.
• Export configuration data to a .csv file
  Learn how to create a tab level data export (e.g., Artifacts, Collections, etc.) in Configuration Designer.
• View audit log
  You can view and optionally download a configuration level audit log that shows All, Create, Update, or Delete actions for up to 30 days.