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GenericSetup is mainly used to prepare the Plone site for add-on packages, by:
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## Introduction
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GenericSetup is an XML-based way to import and export Plone site configurations.
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It is mainly used to prepare the Plone site for add-on packages, by:
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- registering Registry entries (resources, configuration, etc)
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- setting various properties,
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- registering portlets,
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- registering portal_catalog search query indexes,
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- providing upgrade steps for addon version upgrades
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- ... etc ...
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- registering Registry entries, such as resources and configuration
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- setting various properties
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- registering portlets
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- registering portal_catalog search query indexes
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- providing upgrade steps for addon version upgrades
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- and other preparations
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GenericSetup is mostly used to apply an add-on's specific changes to the site configuration and to enable specific behaviors when the add-on installer is run.
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GenericSetup XML files are usually in a `profiles/default` folder inside the add-on package.
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GenericSetup XML files are usually in a {file}`profiles/default` folder inside the add-on package.
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All run-time through-the-web ({term}`TTW`) configurable items (for example viewlets order through `/@@manage-viewlets` page) are made repeatable using GenericSetup profile files.
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All run-time through-the-web ({term}`TTW`) configurable itemsfor example, viewlet order through the `/@@manage-viewlets` pageare made repeatable using GenericSetup profile files.
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You can always change the configuration options through Plone or using the Management Interface, and then you export the resulting profile as an XML file, using the *Export* tab in `portal_setup` accessible from the Management Interface.
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