Dynamic Configuration Field in Elements – Paramify

The Dynamic Configuration field is a field you can set on Elements of the Component type. It indicates whether a Component’s settings or code can change during operation. Components set to True fall under FedRAMP’s “Likely to Drift” category, which requires a weekly scan cadence. This guide shows you how to set a Component’s Dynamic Configuration field or use the Set Dynamic Configuration bulk action to set this value on multiple Components at once.

Edit an Individual Component

1. Open Implementation

Click Implementation in the navigation menu.

Implementation option highlighted in the navigation menu

2. Open Elements

Click Elements.

Elements option highlighted under Implementation

3. Open the Components tab

Click the Components tab.

Components tab highlighted on the Elements page

4. Select a Component

Click the Component you want to edit.

A Component selected from the Components list

5. Set Dynamic Configuration to True

Scroll to the bottom of the Component and set the Dynamic Configuration boolean to True.

Dynamic Configuration boolean set to True at the bottom of the Component

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Set Dynamic Configuration to True if the Component’s settings or code can change while it’s running, such as a server that auto-scales or a resource whose settings are adjusted directly in a console. Set it to False if the Component’s configuration only changes through a controlled process, such as an infrastructure-as-code tool like Terraform.

Edit Multiple Components

1. Select the Components

Return to the Elements page and select all the Components you want to update.

Multiple Components selected on the Elements page

2. Open Actions

Click Actions.

Actions button highlighted above the Components list

3. Choose Set Dynamic Configuration

Click Set Dynamic Configuration.

Set Dynamic Configuration option highlighted in the Actions menu

4. Choose True or False

Click True or False to apply the value to all selected Components.

True and False options for the Set Dynamic Configuration bulk action

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The Set Dynamic Configuration bulk action does not sync Components with their account-level templates. To choose which fields to sync, use the Select Fields to Sync bulk action instead. See Picky Syncing: Bulk Apply for Setting Which Fields to Sync.