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Using the example above, I can create two instances of the FILES{0.2.0} version, one instance that is configured a certain way and the second that is configured differently. This allows some Ambari users to use FILES one way, and other users a different way.
See Framework Services for more information on instance configuration properties.
View Lifecycle
The lifecycle of a view is shown below. As you deploy a view and create instances of a view, server-side framework events are invoked. See Framework Services for more information on capabilities that the framework exposes on the server-side for views.
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