In the Schema Editor, you can use file configurations to save time by grouping the files that you want to open, the order in which you want to open them, dependencies among schema files, and whether schema files are editable. File configurations also determine which file is the active file in the Schema Editor when you open multiple files of the same type.
File configurations are especially important for extending the schema for stand-alone SmartPlant Foundation installations and for mapping for tools without metadata adapters. When you need to make modifications to the SmartPlant schema without managing the schema in the SmartPlant Foundation Desktop Client, we recommend that you save your changes in a schema extension file. After you create a schema extension file, you can create a file configuration that automatically opens the SmartPlant schema as read-only and then opens your schema extensions file so that you can make the required changes.
You can save file configurations and open saved configuration files with the File > File Configurations commands.