Hi All, I'm having an odd issue where the merged configuration XML contains multiple instances of some repeats and fields which should be merged into a single instance, whereas other fields from the same local configuration are working as expected. I have a tenant config file which merges three additional configuration files into the base collectionobject config https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-excerpt-from-tenant-config-xml The one I am having trouble with is the last one which only updates options in dropdown in lists: https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-profile-colelctionobject-xml The merged output can be seen here: https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-colelctionobject-xml-xml You can see that the numberType field is working as expected: config file https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-profile-colelctionobject-xml-L5-L21<https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-colelctionobject-xml-xml> merged file https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-colelctionobject-xml-xml-L89-L105 And in the UI I See what I expect. However, the objectNameLevel field is not being merged, but having a second insatnce of <field id="objectNameLevel"> created in the merged XML file config: https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-profile-colelctionobject-xml-L42-L56 merged file: instance 1: (with only the base config) https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-colelctionobject-xml-xml-L233 instance 2: (with only the extension config, not merged at all) https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-profile-colelctionobject-xml-L42 In the UI, I only see the terms listed int eh base configuration. Any ideas on why this is happening? Whay would some merge normally and not others? Thanks Chad

Hi All, Just wanted to let the list know that some help from Richard with a second set of eyes sorted out this issue. Turns out that the order of <repeat> and <field> elements inside a <section> of an domain/local configuration file must match the order of those <repeat> and <field> elements in the base configuration file you are overriding. Chad ________________________________ From: Talk <talk-bounces@lists.collectionspace.org> on behalf of Chad Nelson <chad.nelson@lyrasis.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 4:54 PM To: talk@lists.collectionspace.org Subject: [Talk] XML merge creating duplicates fields instead of mergeing them Hi All, I'm having an odd issue where the merged configuration XML contains multiple instances of some repeats and fields which should be merged into a single instance, whereas other fields from the same local configuration are working as expected. I have a tenant config file which merges three additional configuration files into the base collectionobject config https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-excerpt-from-tenant-config-xml The one I am having trouble with is the last one which only updates options in dropdown in lists: https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-profile-colelctionobject-xml The merged output can be seen here: https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-colelctionobject-xml-xml You can see that the numberType field is working as expected: config file https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-profile-colelctionobject-xml-L5-L21<https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-colelctionobject-xml-xml> merged file https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-colelctionobject-xml-xml-L89-L105 And in the UI I See what I expect. However, the objectNameLevel field is not being merged, but having a second insatnce of <field id="objectNameLevel"> created in the merged XML file config: https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-profile-colelctionobject-xml-L42-L56 merged file: instance 1: (with only the base config) https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-colelctionobject-xml-xml-L233 instance 2: (with only the extension config, not merged at all) https://gist.github.com/bibliotechy/085bfeffa7e3c54df869#file-fcart-profile-colelctionobject-xml-L42 In the UI, I only see the terms listed int eh base configuration. Any ideas on why this is happening? Whay would some merge normally and not others? Thanks Chad