Sync Site with Template

BrightWork Template Design Sync enables you to make design changes to a template and pull those changes into sites created from that template on a site by site basis. These changes can include adding new items such as lists and list columns and removing certain unmatched items in the destination site.

To sync a site with a template:

1.       Click Site Actions | Site Settings on the site you want to update.

2.      Click Synchronize with Template.

1. Note:

   The site must be bound to a template for you to continue. If the site is not bound to a template, you will see a message informing you of this. Click the link in the message to configure the site template binding settings and see Configure Template Binding for more information.

3.      Select the design changes that you want to sync to the site from the template. Note that this may include removing certain items from the site.

1. Log Settings

   Every time you run a Design Sync, a log is written to a list in the destination site. The log details the changes made and includes any warning or error messages.

   By default, all changes are written to the list but you can choose to exclude certain kinds of changes by unselecting them from the list:

   • Added

   • Updated Files

   • Deleted

2. Site Level Changes

   With site level changes, the following items are automatically synced:

   • Site features

   • Site regional settings

   • Site custom actions

   • Site content types

   • Site columns

     Note:

     Site columns that were created from the Base Columns group or site columns that were sealed will not be removed by the design sync.

   • Site Logo URL and Description

   • Tree view settings

   You can also choose to do a straight replace on the following Navigation items:

   • Quick Launch

   • Note:

     Links to subsites will be removed if this option is selected.

   • Report - Tabs List

   You can remove the following unmatched site level items:

   • Site Columns

   • Site Content Types

   You can apply the following template design settings:

   • Site Theme

   • Master Page Application

3. Home Page Changes

   Select Apply Home Page design to replace the home page in the destination site with the one in the template.

   Note:

   Only updates to the default.aspx home page or a home page that resides in the Site Pages library will be synced. This means that if you make a page in the BrightWork page library the home page, and subsequently update it, those changes will not be synced.

4. List and Library Level Changes

   With list and library level changes, the following items are synced automatically:

   • Custom actions

   • Content types

   • Columns

   • Settings

   • View changes

   You can also choose to remove the following unmatched list and library items:

   • Lists and Libraries

     Note:

     Unmatched lists and libraries are not permanently deleted - they are moved to the site Recycle Bin.

   • Content Types

   • Columns

   • View

   • Note:

     This does not include unmatched list or library views that are being used in list view web parts.

   • Forms

5. Special Library Content

   This section describes the special library content you can include in the design sync.

   BrightWork Pages Library Options

   • Add new BrightWork pages
   • Delete unmatched BrightWork pages

   Site Assets Library Options

   • Add new Site Assets
   • Delete unmatched Site Assets

   Site Pages Library Options

   • Add new Site Pages
   • Delete unmatched Site Pages

4.      Click Sync.

5.      Click OK to confirm that you want to sync the design of the site with the template it is based on.

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