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How to share a macro globally within the context of my app configuration in macros.conf?

ShawnClark
Explorer

I have created a macro within an app using the macros.conf file. I am able to see the macro within the Settings -> Advanced Search -> Search Macros if I look under the context of my app. There is an option there under the "Sharing" heading to have it shared globally. What I am trying to figure out is how to set that setting within the macros.conf. I have set it to globally, but I don't see my macros.conf being updated with any additional setting and I don't see any other *.conf file being updated to show that setting. How do I go about setting that property from within the context of my app configuration?

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

The sharing permission is managed in the .meta files. Under your app, you should be seeing the folder called metadata (/etc/apps/YourApp/metadata) containing two files default.meta and local.meta. Any changes to sharing permission would be noted in the local.meta file.

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

The sharing permission is managed in the .meta files. Under your app, you should be seeing the folder called metadata (/etc/apps/YourApp/metadata) containing two files default.meta and local.meta. Any changes to sharing permission would be noted in the local.meta file.

ShawnClark
Explorer

🙂 Thanks ... I found it shortly after posting. The settings for people that want to know specifically:

[macros/test-macro]
export = system
owner = nobody
version = 6.2.3
modtime = 1439323188.314901000

"test-macro" is the name of the macro. "export" of system is to share it globally.

somesoni2
Revered Legend

Adding to that, export = none is app level sharing (This app).
For private sharing permissiong, the .meta entries are available in /etc/users/UserName/AppName/metadata/local.meta and there is NO export attribute for private objects.

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