Section

Use the Section drop-down list to select the section that you want to configure. If you want to type the section path, you must use the full path to access the data section, for example, system.data instead of data.

Core content section

The center pane displays the information for the section that you want to configure. The section path appears above the properties and their values. You can edit these property values by clicking the value.

Type and Validation Information

The text box that appears at the bottom of the Configuration Editor page displays the data type and validation information, such as the value range, for the currently selected property.

Apply

Saves the changes that you have made to the element, attribute, or collection.

Cancel

Cancels the current changes that you have made to the element, attribute, or collection. Once you click Apply, you cannot use Cancel to revert your changes.

Generate Script

Creates a script of the actions that you have recently performed. Opens the Script Dialog window that displays the script for your action in three programming languages: C#, JavaScript, and AppCmd. The generate script functionality is only enabled after you take an action, such as changing the value of a property. You must generate a script that includes your action before you click Apply.

Note that the script will not include immediate actions, such as locking a section, editing a collection, or reverting to parent.

Search Configuration

Opens the Configuration Search dialog box that lets you search for specific sections in your configuration files.

For more information, see the Configuration Search Dialog Box topic.

Lock Section

Locks the selected section so that additional changes cannot be made.

Unlock Section

Unlocks the selected section to let you make changes.

Note that you can only unlock a section at the location where you originally locked it. For example, if you locked a section by using ApplicationHost.config, you cannot unlock it by using Web.config.

Lock Attribute

Locks the selected attribute.

Unlock Attribute

Unlocks the selected attribute to let you make changes.

Note that you can only unlock an attribute at the location where you originally locked it.

Lock Element

Locks the selected element.

Unlock Element

Unlocks the selected element to let you make changes.

Note that you can only unlock an element at the location where you originally locked it.

Remove

Removes the selected element and its settings.

Edit Items

Opens the Collection Editor dialog box for you to add, edit, or remove properties in a collection.

For more information, see the Collection Editor Dialog Box topic.

Revert to Parent

Changes the values in the current section so that it inherits the values from the parent configuration. You can only use this functionality at the section level.