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title: "Introduction to the Configuration editor"
canonical: "https://help.fieldbuddy.com/space/FBDOCS/4940759092/Introduction%20to%20the%20Configuration%20editor"
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In the configuration editor, you can set up FieldBuddy Swift configuration and/or assign it to FieldBuddy Swift users.

What is in the configuration - it is a JSON object that determines which data is getting retrieved from FieldBuddy (backend) and how does the FieldBuddy Swift app looks like.

Below is the screenshot of Configuration Editor with short explanation of it’s components

![image](media://949abb6e-e959-4c0d-b7f5-dc12c4f4f033)

> ℹ️ Click [here](https://www.json.org/json-en.html) if you want to learn more about JavaScript Object Notation (JSON).

1. Active and draft configuration version(s) that are present in the environment.
2. Press to create a new configuration.
3. Press to refresh the configurations.
4. Press to see which labels are being used.
5. The Configuration is a JSON file which contains all fields and their placements within the FieldBuddy Mobile application.
6. The Briefcase is a JSON file which retrieves all data from FieldBuddy in the backend.
7. Search scope used to pre-set filters for Online Search of certain records for different fields
8. Here, you can assign the configuration and briefcase to a User or see to who it is assigned
9. You can use the notes to explain what sort of changes you’ve made to either the configuration or briefcase.

More information about Configuration Editor and Configuration can be found in the links below:

- [https://upperdeck.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FBDOCS/pages/3094808809](https://upperdeck.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FBDOCS/pages/3094808809)
- [https://upperdeck.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FBDOCS/pages/4948852835](https://upperdeck.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FBDOCS/pages/4948852835)