Configuration of Sites_Best Practice
To configure multiple sites with customized / similar configurations, We have multiple options while creating a site.
If a site is created with Copy settings, then the default settings will be copied and you can make changes on it.
If a site is created with Custom settings it will have its own settings.
Explanation with Usecase :
a. Navigate to -> Admin -> Account Details -> Sites -> Add New Site -> Create site with “Related Settings” -> Choose How to Configure? as “Refer Default Settings”
c. Now Navigate Admin -> Account Details -> Holidays , Select “All Accounts” and
d. choose Account Details – Holidays for “Default Settings”
e. Under this Default Settings -> Click Add New Holiday -> Provide the date and Description and save it.
2. If all your sites are having “Tuesday 1 January as New Year’s Day” which is a Common Holiday and one more Holiday “Thursday 26 December” which is site specific then you can create that site with “Related Settings” -> Choose How to Configure? as “Copy Default Settings”. How to do ?
b.Choose Specific Account in the Header combo while doing the below.
c. Now Navigate to Admin -> Account Details -> Holidays , Select “Specific Account” and choose Account Details – Holidays for “-Select your site-”
d. Under this Click Add New Holiday -> Provide the date and Description and save it.
e.Since it is created with “Copy Default Settings”, Default Holidays(New Year’s Day) and your site specific Holidays will be created under your specific site.
3. If your site is unique and you don’t have any similar configurations, then create your site with “Custom settings”. How to do ?
Navigate -> Admin -> Account Details -> Sites -> Add New Site -> Create site with “Related Settings” -> Choose How to Configure? as “Custom settings”
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