Feature Flags

The Feature Flags section allows users to manage, monitor, and configure feature flags across their applications and environments.

Feature Flags Listing

Beacon lists feature flags in a sortable, filterable table:

Columns:

• Flag Name: Display name with feature type icon and global status indicator
• Application: Associated application with color indicator
• Environment: Target environment
• Status: Current active/inactive state
• Last Seen: Last usage timestamp
• Actions: Edit and Complete/Open

Available Filters:

• Applications: Filter by specific applications
• Environments: Filter by environment
• Feature Types: Filter by flag type
• Tags: Filter by assigned tags
• Status: Active/Complete state filter
• Search: Text search across flag names and descriptions

Creating Feature Flags

Clicking the New Feature Flag button opens a side sheet for flag creation:

Form Fields:

• Feature Name: Unique identifier for the flag
• Description: Detailed description of the flag's purpose
• Feature Type: Feature Type
• Tags: Select Tags to organize your Feature Flags

Managing Feature Flags

Clicking on a Feature Flag's icon opens a detail view:

Editing Feature Flags

Clicking the Edit tab will let you edit the flags basic details:

Here you can set the global status, change the Feature Flag Type, edit the description, and manage tags.

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The global status is a single place where you can control the Feature Flag status across all configured applications.

• When the global status is disabled, the Feature Flag is disabled in all applications and environments.
• When the global status is enabled, the Feature Flag is enabled in all configured applications and environments that are also active.

Configuring Policies

A flag's Configuration defines whether a feature flag is active or not. Each Application and Environment must have its own policy configuration, otherwise the flag will not be active in that context.

At its most basic, a policy simply has an active status, but you can also specify a series of conditions that must also be met for the flag to be active.

Conditions

Conditions are used to define if a feature flag should be active for a given request. You can set conditions based on the Beacon Context or the current date/time.

For more details on how to configure conditions, see the Policies documentation.