Managing Blueprints Blueprints are managed in CSM Administrator using the Blueprint Editor and the Blueprint Tasks pane. Blueprint Editor The Blueprint Editor is the built-in interface within CSM Administrator that allows you to manage System Objects, Business Object data, Items, Blueprints, and Blueprint tools/functionality. Open the Blueprint Editor Create a Blueprint Use the Create Blueprint task (accessed from the CSM Administrator main window) to create a new Blueprint file. Open an Existing Blueprint Use the Open an Existing Blueprint task (accessed from the CSM Administrator main window) to open an existing Blueprint file. Download a Blueprint Download a Blueprint from the Publish Log to easily revert your system or to apply changes created by another user. Save a Blueprint You can save a Blueprint to a named .bp file or save changes to the open Blueprint. Scan a Blueprint Use a Blueprint Scan to periodically check your working Blueprint for potential errors. The scan will look for missing items and alert you to any changes you need to make. View Blueprint Changes Use the Blueprint Changes window in the Blueprint Editor to see which system definitions will be changed by the active Blueprint when it is published. Review Visual Elements for All Business Objects The Definition Reviewer provides a quick way to review and modify Forms, Grids, and Form Arrangements for all Business Objects. This is useful for ensuring consistency and usability across visual elements in your system, especially after you apply translations to your system using the Globalization tool set. Publish a Blueprint Publish a Blueprint to commit definition changes to a test or live system. Before you publish, you are prompted to select before and after publishing operations. Publish a Rollback Blueprint File to Undo Changes Rollback Blueprint files serve as a snapshot of CSM prior to changes that are implemented in a newly published Blueprint. After changes are published, you can undo the changes and return the system to its previous state. Consolidate Blueprints To simplify the process of applying multiple Blueprints to a system, CSM allows users to combine a series of Blueprints into a single consolidated Blueprint. Close a Blueprint Use the Close Blueprint option to close the active Blueprint, but not CSM Administrator. View Details of the Last Published Blueprint Use the View Details of the Last Blueprint Publish task on the Blueprints page to view when and by whom the last Blueprint was published. Develop Blueprints Concurrently When you publish a Blueprint, CSM checks your changes against the existing schema and displays a list of conflicts that must be resolved before continuing the publish process. Parent topic:Blueprints