Use augment mode to add new data to an existing configuration
in WebSphere®, for example,
add a JDBC data source for a new application.
Execute mode updates configurations by deleting and replacing existing configurations in WebSphere. If you need to add new configuration data to an existing configuration, augment mode has advantages over execute mode:
- Allows you to add to a configuration without replacing the working configuration.
- Does not update configuration data that already exists; you cannot accidently overwrite or replace configuration data.
- Allows you to add to an existing configuration without knowing what configuration data it contains.
- Does not require you to edit complex data files.
The following diagram shows the workflow for augment mode:
