Unable to hide/disable Config file from sitecore

Question

I want disable couple of config files using patch file or edit layer.config file.Have included below peace of lines of code to disable file.

I can disable specific config by adding .disable/example to config but i dont want to each and every config to disable. am looking for single patch config file to disable config.

<add path="Sitecore.Marketing.Definitions.MarketingAssets.Repositories.Solr.Index.Master.config" type="File" mode="Off" />
<add path="Sitecore.Marketing.Definitions.MarketingAssets.Repositories.Solr.Index.Web.config" type="File" mode="Off" />

Eventually above piece code not working , could some suggest how i can disable config files.

Answer 1

To disable a single patch file, you can do one of two things:

Option1: Navigate to the patch file in the file system, and rename it to end in something other than .config. For example, rename Sitecore.Analytics.Config to Sitecore.Analytics.Config.Disabled.

Option2: Add the patch file to a <loadOrder> section and add the mode="Off"` attribute. For example: <add path="Sitecore.Analytics.Config" type="File" mode="Off" />

Note: Option 2 will only work with 9.0 or later versions.

Answer 2

What you need to do is to double-check the path and placement of your config into the Layers.config file. Look at the below example.

I need to disable a config file named training.config. And this is in the folder \App_Config\Include\zzz.

So I added the location and the path in the Layers.config file like this.

<layer name="Custom" includeFolder="/App_Config/Include/">
   <loadOrder>
      <add path="Foundation" type="Folder" />
      <add path="Feature" type="Folder" />
      <add path="Project" type="Folder" />
      <add path="/zzz/training.config" type="File" mode="off" />
   </loadOrder>

So you can see that I used the location under the include folder i.e. /App_Config/Include/ and then given the path of the file under the zzz folder like this /zzz/training.config

And this is working for me.

Please check and verify the path and the location where you are adding in the Layers.config and try again.

Also for your config that you have mentioned in your question, I have checked and it's working fine on my local and I have added the entry in the Layers.config file like this.

<loadOrder>
  <add path="/Marketing.Assets/Sitecore.Marketing.Definitions.MarketingAssets.Repositories.Solr.Index.Master.config" type="File" mode="off" />
  <add path="/Marketing.Assets/Sitecore.Marketing.Definitions.MarketingAssets.Repositories.Solr.Index.Web.config" type="File" mode="off" />

Adding the screenshot of Layers.Config.

Hope this will solve your issue.

Thanks

Answer 3

This feature won't support on Sitecore 9.x version and this feature will be supported on Sitecore 10.x version only. If you would like to use this feature please upgrade Sitecore 10.X.

I had raised a Sitecore support ticket and they confirmed this product bug on Sitecore 9.x version. For more information please find below the Sitecore support Ticket case number (CS0300419).