# Method Configuration

Method configurations are user-defined subsets of elements contained in the Method Library.

A method configuration defines a working set of packages within the method library that helps you limit your view to a subset of elements. The elements that are part of a selected configuration are displayed in the Configuration View. Method configurations are used for creating processes and for publication by defining which elements are published in HTML and which are not.

A method configuration consists of three specifying parts:

- A description of the configuration.
- A selection from the set of plug-ins and packages.
- A selection of views to be published in the Web site.

In a method configuration, you are able to select and deselect from the content packages and process available in the method library's set of plug-ins. The selections you make help determine the content of your published Web site. A configuration is given a name and then saved so it can be changed and then re-published at a later date.

Related tasks
Create a Method Configuration