# Working with configurations

You must first navigate to Smart AMS Config.

- Go to the Smart AMS Config address in your web browser by using the Open Smart AMS Config UI shortcut on the Desktop or on the Windows Start menu.
  Sample address: https://localhost:6395. Make sure to replace localhost with the actual IP address of the computer Smart AMS Config is running on.

- To switch to the Workplaces section, select in the Navigation Panel on the left of the page.

- Use to show the section names: Workplaces and Scan rules.

- Use to hide the section names. The section icons will remain displayed.

## Creating a new configuration

A snapshot of the current configuration is created each time you create a blank configuration.

- Select .

- Enter a description for the snapshot of the current configuration, and then select New.

## Undoing or redoing an action

You can undo or redo one or more actions.

- To undo an action, select .

- To redo the previously undone action, select .

- To refresh the data, select

## Pushing the current configuration to server

When you are finished customizing the configuration, you can push it to the server. If there is a product currently processed at a station that is subject to updating, the update will be applied when the product is signed out from the station. That is, processing of the product will not be aborted.

A snapshot of the current configuration is created each time you push it to the server.

- Select .

- Enter a description for the snapshot of the current configuration, and then select Push.

## Importing a configuration

A snapshot of the current configuration is created each time you import a configuration.

- In the Workplaces section, select .

- Select Choose file, and then select the .dat file with configuration.

- Enter a description for the snapshot of the current configuration, and then select Import.

## Importing an Excel configuration

You can import your existing .xlsx configuration file into Smart AMS Config.

When you import an .xlsx configuration file, the current configuration in Smart AMS Config will be overwritten. Your changes might be lost!

- Select , and then select Import Excel configuration.

- Select Choose file, and then select your .xlsx configuration file.

- Select Import.

## Saving a snapshot of the current configuration

You can save the current configuration as a snapshot that you can use later.

- Select and enter a description for the snapshot.

- Select Save.

The snapshot will then appear in the History section of Smart AMS Config.

## Rolling back changes in configuration

You can roll back the configuration to a previous snapshot.

The operation only restores a previous version of the configuration. It does not push anything to the server.

When you roll back a configuration, the current configuration in Smart AMS Config will be overwritten. Your changes might be lost!

- To switch to the History section, select in the upper-right corner of the page, and then select History .

  The columns in the view are: Time stamp, Description, Username, Applied, Recover, and Export.

- In the Recover column, select .

Time stamp: Time when the snapshot was created.

Description: Descriptive text that was entered when creating the snapshot.

Username: Shows who created the snapshot.

Applied: Shows whether a snapshot was applied or not. The snapshot that is currently applied will be highlighted.

Recover: Select to roll back the configuration.

Export: Select or to export the selected configuration snapshot to a .dat or .pdf file, respectively.

## Exporting a configuration

In the History section, you can export a configuration snapshot to a .dat or .pdf file. DAT files can be used for backup purposes, you can import them later on. PDF files are useful for reporting. They contain information found in the configuration. You can view PDF files, but you cannot import them back into Smart AMS Config. Plug-ins (if used in your configuration), user accounts and roles are not included with .dat and .pdf files.

- To switch to the History section, select in the upper-right corner of the page, and then select History .

- In the Export column, select or .

## Applies to: