History: Profile dependencies
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Profile dependencies can be used to build a large profile out of smaller "mini" or "sub" profiles. For example, if you want to have a more modular version of the ((Company Intranet)) profile you can use dependencies to include the blog configuration, and then use that same blog configuration in another profile. !!Dependencies Syntax {CODE(caption="MyConfigurationRepositoryProfile" wrap="1" colors="yaml")} {CODE(caption=>YAML)} dependencies: # Could also be called dummy - $profiles.tiki.org:BugTrackerProfile:bug_tracker - $profiles.tiki.org:ClientManagementProfile:client_tracker - $profiles.tiki.org:SampleDataProfile:sample_page {CODE} {CODE} By installing the ''MyConfigurationRepositoryProfile'' profile, the following profiles would be installed: # MyConfigurationRepositoryProfile (everything on the original page.) # BugTrackerProfile # ClientManagementProfile # CategoryTreeProfile (if this profile is referenced in ClientManagementProfile for example) # SampleDataProfile !!Current Limitations *Dependencies need to be __all in one YAML block__ *The referenced profiles __need to be named without spaces or the words must be joined together using underscore__ (no spaces or dashes, ex: User_Tracker) *If you develop a profile with dependencies, please note that newly added dependencies where the referenced profiles contain __profile requests__ (for user input) may not appear until you freshen and re-install your database *When there is __anything changed__ in the dependent profile, it __is not re-applied__ after doing the "Forget and Re-Apply" action (only newly added dependencies are applied) !!Branching See also ((Branching)), which is a way to insert contents of other YAML files (which need not to be complete profiles) within a profile.