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# Configuring parameter definitions for applications

This section discusses configuring Parameters for applications in VHQ.

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**Use this when** you need to upload the parameter definition (.vpdx) file for an application so its parameters can be managed in VHQ.
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As part of the VHQ parameter management process flow, application developers build a *Parameter Definition* file that defines all parameters of the application and their attributes.

The *Parameter Definition* file is an XML file with the .vpdx extension. It defines:

* Names of application parameters, their organization into groups, and default values.
* Name of the parameter file on the device.
* Format and structure of the parameter files on the device.

## Configure parameter definitions for an application

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### Open the Applications Library

Go to **Device Management** > **Manage Downloads** > **Applications Library**.
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### Click Configure

Click **Configure** in the *Parameter Definitions* column for the selected application. Choose one of three options:

* **New**: Browse to select and import a new parameter definition file.
* **Reuse from other versions**: Select the parameter definition file from another version of the application.
* **None**: No parameter definition file is selected.

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### Browse and select the file

You can view the parameters of the file, but they can't be edited from this screen.

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The *Parameter Definition* file can only be uploaded once.
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**Example**: You imported the parameter definition file for App1 version 1.0. A new version, App1 1.1, becomes available with issue fixes but no parameter changes — you can reuse the parameter definitions already set up for App1 1.0.
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Also called: parameter definition file, .vpdx. Search terms: reuse from other versions, applications library.

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