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Model-based Configurations and File-based Configurations

Configurations that are saved to a model are Model-based Configurations. Configurations that are saved to a file are File-based Configurations. By default, new configurations are file-based configurations but with appropriate model access, you can change a file-based configuration to a model-based configuration.

You cannot change a model-based configuration to a file-based configuration if you do not have permissions to delete a configuration from a model. This can occur if the model is read-only or the configuration is not checked out with Delete protection in your subset.