Section Configuration

A section in KOS is the artifact container. It is where you group your KABs and give them meaning by their names. Learn more about sections here.

You can define sections for your image and add artifacts to it via Section Configuration.

Access and view sections for an image

  1. Log in to KOS Studio, and from My Images, click on Open Image Manager (in the upper right corner of the screen).
  2. Select the image you want to update from the list of images and click Settings for that image(on the right-hand side for the image row).
  3. Select the configure tab from the top menu on the image configuration window.
  4. From the Image Configuration window that opens, select Sections. Here, you can view configured Sections for your image. Consider following :
    • The inherited label indicates an inherited artifact in a section for the child’s image.

Create a section

  1. Log in to KOS Studio, and from My Images, click on Open Image Manager (in the upper right corner of the screen).
  2. Select the image you want to update from the list of images and click  Settings for that image(on the right-hand side for the image row).
  3. Select the Configure tab from the top menu on the image configuration window.
  4. From the Image Configuration window that opens, select Sections.
  5. Click the Create Section button on the top right of the Sections screen.
  6. Enter the name of the section on the create section pop-up. Click on Create to create a section with the provided name. Consider following :
    • Creating a section is disabled for a locked image.

Disable a section

  1. Log in to KOS Studio, and from My Images, click on Open Image Manager (in the upper right corner of the screen).
  2. Select the image you want to update from the list of images and click  Settings for that image(on the right-hand side for the image row).
  3. Select the Configure tab from the top menu on the image configuration window.
  4. From the Image Configuration window that opens, select Sections.
  5. On the Section screen, select the section to disable. Click on more and select Disable to disable a section. Consider following :
    • Disable a section option is disabled for a locked image.

Enable a section

  1. Log in to KOS Studio, and from My Images, click on Open Image Manager (in the upper right corner of the screen).
  2. Select the image you want to update from the list of images and click Settings for that image(on the right-hand side for the image row).
  3. Select the Configure tab from the top menu on the image configuration window.
  4. From the Image Configuration window that opens, select Sections.
  5. On the Section screen, select the disabled section to enable. Click on more and select Enable to enable a section. Consider following :
    • Enable a section option is disabled for a locked image.

Delete a section

  1. Log in to KOS Studio, and from My Images, click on Open Image Manager (in the upper right corner of the screen).
  2. Select the image you want to update from the list of images and click  Settings for that image(on the right-hand side for the image row).
  3. Select the Configure tab from the top menu on the image configuration window.
  4. From the Image Configuration window that opens, select Sections.
  5. On the Section screen, select the section to delete. Click on more and select delete to delete a section. Consider following :
    • The delete section is not available for a locked image.
    • The delete section is not available for a kos.system section as it is a section where the start of an application is specified.
    • The delete section is disabled for an inherited section for a child image.

Add artifact to a section.

  1. Log in to KOS Studio, and from My Images, click on Open Image Manager (in the upper right corner of the screen).
  2. Select the image you want to update from the list of images and click on Settings for that image(on the right-hand side for the image row).
  3. Select the Configure tab from the top menu on the image configuration window.
  4. From the Image Configuration window that opens, select Sections.
  5. On the Section screen, select the section to add an artifact. Click on the add next to the section name.
  6. In the artifact selection drawer, you can choose from Market, Published, and Local artifacts.
  7. Choose the artifact from the available categories :
    1. Market: Click on the market tab, select the artifact from the Market, Click on the artifact entry to see all the available versions of that artifact, and click on the relevant version to select.
    2. Published: Click on the Published tab, select the artifact, and Click on the artifact entry to see all the available versions of that artifact. Click on the relevant version to choose.
    3. Local: Click on the Local tab. The artifact added through the Local Artifacts section will be displayed here.
  8. Once the artifact is selected, the section’s screen displays the details.

Set Selector for an artifact in a section

  1. Log in to KOS Studio, and from My Images, click on Open Image Manager (in the upper right corner of the screen).
  2. Select the image you want to update from the list of images and click on Settings for that image(on the right-hand side for the image row).
  3. Select the Configure tab from the top menu on the image configuration window.
  4. From the Image Configuration window that opens, select Sections.
  5. Select the artifact in a section on the Section screen to set the selector. Click on more.
  6. From the more options pop-up, select the option Set selector.
  7. On the edit selector pop-up, provide the appropriate selector and click on Update.

Disable an artifact in a section

  1. Log in to KOS Studio, and from My Images, click on Open Image Manager (in the upper right corner of the screen).
  2. Select the image you want to update from the list of images and click on Settings for that image(on the right-hand side for the image row).
  3. Select the Configure tab from the top menu on the image configuration window.
  4. From the Image Configuration window that opens, select Sections.
  5. On the Section screen, select the artifact in a section to disable. Click on more and select Disable. Consider the following :
    • Disabling an artifact in a section is not available for a locked image.

Enable an artifact in a section

  1. Log in to KOS Studio, and from My Images, click on Open Image Manager (in the upper right corner of the screen).
  2. From the list of images, select the image you want to update and click on Settings  for that image(on the right-hand side for the image row)
  3. Select the Configure tab from the top menu on the image configuration window.
  4. From the Image Configuration window that opens, select Sections.
  5. On the Section screen, select the disabled artifact in a section to enable. Click on the more  and select Enable Consider Following :
    • Enabling an artifact in a section is not available for a locked image.

Delete an artifact in a section

  1. Log in to KOS Studio, and from My Images, click on Open Image Manager (in the upper right corner of the screen)
  2. From the list of images, select the image you want to update and click on Settings  for that image(on the right-hand side for the image row)
  3. Select the Configure tab from the top menu on the image configuration window.
  4. From the Image Configuration window that opens, select Sections.
  5. On the Section screen, select the artifact in a section to delete. Click on more and select Delete. Consider Following :
    • Deleting an artifact in a section is not available for a locked image.
    • Deleting an artifact in a section is unavailable for inherited artifacts for a child image.