Executing Customization Files

Use this page to execute a customization XML file that has been previously saved on your system. Customization files provide a convenient way to modify your environment during deployment, from development to staging, from staging to production, or during design time.

You must be in a session to execute a customization file.

  1. If you have not already done so, click Create to create a new session or click Edit to enter an existing session. See Using the Change Center.
  2. Select System Administration > Execute Customization File.
  3. Select a customization file to execute.
    1. In the File Name field, click Browse to locate the directory where the customization file is stored.
    2. Select the XML file, then click Open.
  4. Click Next. The following customization details are displayed, shown in Table 29-2.
  5. Table 29-2 Customization Details 
    Property
    Description
    Operation
    • Find & Replace-modify environment values by doing string substitutions.
    • Map References-maps existing references found in resources to other references.
    • Set Environment Values-modify environment values for resources.
    Apply To
    Name of the service, project, folder, or resource to be customized.
    The name is a link to the Configuration Details page of the service or resource, or to the project or folder in the Project Explorer.
    Description
    A description of each customization.

  6. To customize only resources, services, projects, or folders changed in the current session, select the Only Items Changed In Current Session check box.
  7. If you limit customizations to only resources modified in the current session, the Apply To column gets updated with the resources modified in current session. If you limit customizations of a project or folder, then the resources modified in current session within that project or folder are displayed in Apply To column.

  8. Click Execute to commit the updates in the current session.
  9. To view customization details, within the session, select View Changes under Change Center, and click the Customization task. See Viewing Configuration Changes.

  10. To end the session and deploy the configuration to the run time, click Activate under Change Center.