A configuration is a unique group of versions of shared
resources. There are two types of configurations: snapshots and workspaces.
You can search for and switch to a specific configuration, open and
edit the current configuration, and compare configurations.
Before you begin
- You should be familiar with project
areas, configuration spaces, snapshots, workspaces,
and change sets, which are described in Management of shared resources.
- In a lifecycle management product, you must be logged in to a
project area.
- This content
applies to version 4.0.3 or later.
- In the lifecycle management product that you use, you must have
permission to work with Configuration
Management application
configurations. Depending on the lifecycle management product that
you use, the permission names vary.
- In the Configuration
Management application,
you must have permission to work with configurations. For more information
about setting permissions in this application, see the link to the
related task at the end of this topic.
Procedure
In the lifecycle management product, from the toolbar in
the upper right, click the Current Configuration Context menu,
and complete one of the following steps: - To view the list of configurations in all the configuration
spaces, select Explore Configurations.
In
the Configuration Explorer view, explore the
top-level workspaces of each configuration space, and open snapshots
and workspaces by clicking a configuration name in the Name column.
To
view or edit the details of a snapshot or workspace, click its name.
To see other available actions, click the Actions menu
in the Actions column in the same row as that
snapshot or workspace. If an action is disabled, either that action
does not apply to that snapshot or workspace, or you do not have permission
to complete that action.
- To view or edit the properties of the current workspace or
snapshot, click Open Current Configuration.
On the Configurations page, click the links to display or edit the
information about this configuration. To save your changes, click Save.
- To search for and switch to a specific configuration, click Search
for more and, in the Select a Configuration window, type
the name of the snapshot or workspace; then select an item in the
search results and click OK.
Tip: You
can also search for change sets by using the Search for
more menu option.
The project dashboard that
is associated with the workspace opens, and the Current Configuration
Context menu shows the name of the selected snapshot, workspace, or
change set.
What to do next
To return to the project dashboard, in the Configuration
Explorer view, click the application name in the breadcrumb
trail, which is in the upper-left corner of the page.