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title: "Creating Configuration Extensions"
slug: "configuration-extensions"
tags: ["Configuration Folder", "Built-in Data", "Configuration Extension"]
updated: 2024-06-27T20:14:29Z
published: 2024-06-27T20:14:29Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/configuration-extensions"
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# Creating Configuration Extensions

## Overview

A Configuration Extension allows a user to create a Configuration Folder for an existing data type to add actions that can be applied to the data type.

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## Setup

1. In a Designer Project, click CREATE DATATYPES/INTEGRATIONS.
2. Select **Configuration Extensions**. Then, select either **Add Entity Actions And Configuration** or **Add Folder Actions And Configuration**.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-06-27_16h11_54.png)
3. Select a data type from the **Type Name** dropdown list and click SAVE to create the extension.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-06-27_16h12_39.png)
4. After saving, the Configuration Extension and Folder will allow users to design custom actions on the built-in entities.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-06-27_16h13_10.png)

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