The BrightWork Template Design Sync enables you to make design changes in a template and pull those changes into the sites that are bound to the template.
Note: Sites are automatically bound to the template used to create them. Once a site is bound to a template, it can pull the changes to the template into the site via the Template Design Sync.
The site to template binding can be removed and a site can be manually bound to another template.
Use the Determine Template Usage feature to find out which sites are bound to the template.
A Site Sync Log list is created every time a sync is ran. The log contains information about important changes that were made and also includes any errors or warning messages that were generated by the sync.
Some items are automatically synced and some are optional. Due to certain SharePoint design restrictions, and other practical reasons, not all changes to the template are synced.
The items below are grouped accordingly, for a more functional break down of these items, as they are laid out on the Sync Design page, please see the Sync Site with Template topic.
Note: Site Features that depend on hidden lists and libraries are not fully synced - see the Not Synced section below for more information.
Note: Site columns that were created from the Base Columns group or site columns that are sealed will not be removed by the design sync.
Unmatched design features are features in the site that are not in the template. This can happen for two reasons:
Optional Changes you can pull in include:
Note: Links to subsites will be removed if this option is selected.
Note: Only updates to the default.aspx home page or a home page that resides in the Site Pages library will be synced.
This means that if you make a page in the BrightWork page library the home page, and subsequently update it, those changes will not be synced.
Unmatched features are features or items in the site that are not in the template. This can happen for two reasons:
Unmatched features you can remove include:
Note: Site columns that were created from the Base Columns group or site columns that were sealed will not be removed by the design sync
Note: Unmatched lists and libraries are not permanently deleted - they are moved to the site Recycle Bin.
Note: This does not include unmatched views that are being used in list view web parts.
Note: Common content is defined as files of the same name and type in both the template and the site. This means that if you make changes to a file in a template, these changes will not be synced to the file in the site.