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Solution Layers - "Active" Layer

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Hi, 

I can't find much information as to what the "Active" layer is within the Solution Layers functionality. 

I can see components with an Active layer at the top and others without it. Does the Active layer only appear if an unmanaged customization has been made to a managed component? If so, what would be considered  an unmanaged customization in this context. 

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  • eSBe Profile Picture
    eSBe 97 on at
    RE: Solution Layers - "Active" Layer

    What do you do in that case? If the sitemap doesn't get changed via a managed solution, do you delete the Active Customizations layer from the Managed Solution?

  • Radu Chiribelea Profile Picture
    Radu Chiribelea 6,667 on at
    RE: Solution Layers - "Active" Layer

    Depends on the type of customization. Managed solutions can overwrite unmanaged customizations - the only challenges you'd see are with sitemap and forms - there you might have situations where the managed doesn't overwrite

  • Digit89 Profile Picture
    Digit89 20 on at
    RE: Solution Layers - "Active" Layer

    Thank you Radu for your answer, so if one time you edit one of those components you will never be able to overwrite them with a managed solution ?

    It's quite crazy

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    Radu Chiribelea Profile Picture
    Radu Chiribelea 6,667 on at
    RE: Solution Layers - "Active" Layer

    Hello,

    You are right - the active layer is the unmanaged solution layer.

    Components can appear on the unmanaged layer if they have been edited in the default solution (Settings - Customizations - Customize the System actually opens the default solution)

    If you edit there any managed components (then a new layer unmanaged or Active will be added on top ) containing your unmanaged customizations or if you create a new entity then this will be added to the Active Layer (Unamanged) by default.

    Regards,

    Radu

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