Overwrite Previous Package

The Overwrite Previous Package option provides Publishers a choice to Merge or Overwrite packages. The Merge/Overwrite choice is applied when a Subscriber installs a package.

The Overwrite Previous Package option is managed by a Service Provider admin This feature is disabled, by default Learn more: Tenant Configuration Options

Considerations

• If the Package is Unlocked, this option is not available
• If the Package is Locked, the Overwrite Previous Package option becomes available, and can be enabled from Manage Tenant Capabilities
• When the Overwrite Previous Package option is enabled, these options become available as part of package configuration:

Merge

During installation by a subscriber, the new Package items are merged with the subscribers' existing database (previous package)

Overwrite

During installation by a subscriber, the new Package items overwrite the subscribers' existing database (previous package)

• If the subscriber has created new items/platform elements, they are not affected (unless there is a naming conflict, in which case, the published package will overwrite the subscriber-created items)