Inherited settings

Use this page to customize, delete, and restore inherited settings in a child channel.

Before you begin, read Parent and child channels.

Passing on parent channel settings to child channels

Only child channels can inherit settings. To create a child channel, see Creating a new channel. Supported functions inherit the parent channel's settings. For the full list, see Multi-channel settings.

If you select a child channel in one of these functions, all of its settings will be tagged with special symbols.

Multi-channel symbols and their meaning

These symbols are only used for and therefore only visible in child channels.

The multi-channel symbols appear in one of two constellations:

• Above a list of settings: filters the list for inherited, customized, new, partially customized, or deleted settings.

• Next to individual settings: shows the status of a setting and lets you change it in the child channel.

Symbol	Displayed above settings	Displayed next to settings
	Show all settings inherited from parent channel. Click: Hide all settings inherited from parent channel.	This setting was inherited from the parent channel. Click: customize setting in the child channel.
	Show all settings customized for the child channel. Click: Hide all settings customized for the child channel.	This setting was customized for the child channel. Click: Reset setting to inherited version.
	Show all settings deleted in the child channel. Click: Hide all settings deleted in the child channel.	This setting was deleted in the child channel. Click: Reset setting to inherited version.
	Show all settings created for the child channel. Click: Hide all settings created for the child channel.	This setting was newly created in the child channel. Click: No effect.
	Show all settings customized for the child channel. Click: Hide all settings partially for the child channel.

Customize inherited settings

Initially, all settings a child channel inherits are locked. Use the following steps to customize them:

1. Enable editing for the child channel's configuration by selecting the channel and clicking Edit Configuration.

2. Find the setting you wish to customize and make sure it is tagged with the symbol. If it isn't, the setting is not inherited, but has been modified before.

3. Click the symbol. It should turn into a symbol. You can now make your customization.

The customized setting is now exempt from inheritance. Any changes made to the parent channel will only carry over if the setting is reset to the inherited version.

Delete inherited settings

This option is only available in functions that allow deleting entries. For example, in Search algorithm, inherited settings can be customized or reset, but not deleted.

To delete an inherited setting for the currently active child channel, follow these steps:

1. Enable editing for the child channel's configuration by selecting the channel and clicking Edit Configuration.

2. Find the setting you want to delete and make sure it is tagged with the symbol. If it isn't, the setting is not inherited, but has been modified before.

3. Click the symbol on the right. The will change into a symbol and the setting in question will be struck out. In case of campaigns, a campaign wizard will open.

The deleted setting is now exempt from inheritance. Any changes made to the parent channel will only carry over if the setting is reset to the inherited version.

Reset inherited settings

Customized and deleted settings are exempt from inheritance. To restore inheritance:

1. Enable editing for the child channel's configuration by selecting the channel and clicking Edit Configuration.

2. Find the setting and make sure it is tagged with the or symbol.

3. Click the or symbol, or alternatively, click . After confirmation in the pop-up dialog, the setting will be reset to the symbol.

The edited setting is now again inherited from the parent channel. Any changes made to the setting in the parent channel will carry over to the child channel.

Add new settings to a child channel

Some functions, such as Thesaurus, Preprocessor, and Stop Words, let you add new settings in child channels. These settings are exempt from inheritance and tagged with a symbol. They can be edited and deleted normally and do not affect the parent channel or other child channels.