Config types

A config type is a named grouping of config schemas and their config instances. Every config instance and config schema belongs to exactly one config type. Config types gives the configurations in your fleet records a stable, human-readable identity (Mobility, Perception) that survives across the schemas and instances that come and go beneath it. For example, a Mobility config type houses configs related to the robot’s motion while a Perception config type houses configs related to the robot’s perception. Each config type has its own versioned schema, which its config instances must adhere to depending on the release they are deployed under.

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Properties

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View a config type

To view your workspace’s config types, navigate to the Config Types page.

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Create a config type

Navigate to the Config Types page and click New Config Type in the top right corner. Fill in the fields, then click Create.

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Edit a config type

Navigate to the Config Types page, click the ellipses (…) on the config type you want to edit, and hit Edit. Update the desired fields, then click Save.

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Archive a config type

Archiving a config type retires it from future releases. While a config type is archived:

• New releases cannot be created with it
• New schemas cannot be added to it

Existing schemas, releases, and deployments that use the config type are not affected, and devices keep their current config instances. An archived config type can be unarchived at any time. To archive a config type, click the ellipses (…) on the config type and select Archive. A dialog will appear. Hit Archive to confirm the archive.

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Unarchive a config type

Unarchiving removes the archive restrictions placed on it, allowing releases and schemas to be created with it again. To unarchive a config type, click the ellipses (…) on the archived config type and select Unarchive.

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Delete a config type

Deleting a config type is irreversible. Once a config type is deleted, it cannot be recovered. Deleting a config type is only possible if there are no config instances for that config type. If a config type cannot be deleted, try archiving it instead. To delete a config type, click the ellipses of the config type you want to delete and select Delete. A confirmation dialog will appear. Hit Delete to confirm the deletion.