Edit or archive flags
Edit the details of a flag
After you have created a flag, you can edit the following details:
- Flag name
- Description
- Whether or not it is marked as permanent
To edit a flag:
In your Harness project, navigate to Feature Flags > Feature Flags.
Next to the flag you want to edit, select more options (︙), and then select Edit.
Edit the relevant details, and then select Save.
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Check for stale flags
You might want to check if you have stale flags so that you can decide whether to archive them. In Harness, flags are counted as potentially stale if in the past 60 days:
- They haven't been changed or evaluated.
- Their default rules or target rules haven't been added to, or updated.
- They haven't been toggled on or off.
If a flag gets stale, and then any of the above occurs, the flag is no longer considered stale.
To view a list of potentially stale flags:
Go to Feature Flags > Feature Flags, and then select Potentially Stale Flags.
Archive and restore flags
This feature is currently behind the feature flag FFM_7921_ARCHIVING_FEATURE_FLAGS. Contact Harness Support to enable the feature.
To remove a flag from Harness you must archive it first. This gives you the option of restoring the flag within 30 days. After 30 days, an archived flag is permanently deleted. You can check for stale flags to identify which flags you might want to archive.
Archive a flag
You can archive a flag if it's not a prerequisite to other flags. If it is, remove it as a prerequisite, and then archive it.
- When you archive a flag, it is removed from all environments.
- You cannot archive a flag if it is a prerequisite to other flags. Remove the flag as a prerequisite, and then you can archive it.
To archive a flag:
In your Harness project, navigate to Feature Flags > Feature Flags.
Next to the flag you want to archive, select more options (︙), and then select Archive.
The Archive Flag confirmation screen appears next. If the flag you're archiving is a prerequisite to a second flag, you can select the second flag from this screen to remove the dependency, and then try archiving again.
If you're sure you want to archive the flag, type the name or ID of the flag in the field provided, and then select Archive.
You can restore this flag within 30 days.
Restore a flag
Restoring a flag makes it available again for evaluation if the flag is referenced in your code. That is, you haven't removed the references to it when you archived the flag, or you've reinstated those references.
When you restore a flag, it's restored to all environments. All of the flag's configurations in an environment (including whether it's enabled or disabled) will be restored to the state they were in, in that environment, when the flag was archived. If you created new environments since the flag was archived, the flag will be disabled in those.
To restore a flag:
In your Harness project, navigate to Feature Flags > Feature Flags, and then select the Archived filter at the top of the page.
A list of archived flags is displayed.
Next to the flag you want to restore, select more options (︙), and then select Restore.
On the confirmation screen, select Restore.
Delete an archived flag
Archived flags are automatically deleted 30 days after you archive them. But if you're sure you want to delete the flag immediately, you can delete an archived flag before that 30-day period ends.
When you delete a flag, it is permanently removed from all environments.
To delete an archived flag:
In your Harness project, navigate to Feature Flags > Feature Flags, and then select the Archived filter at the top of the page.
A list of archived flags is displayed.
Next to the flag you want to delete, select more options (︙), and then select Delete.
On the confirmation screen, select Delete.