Set/Get Instance Configuration in Developer Studio is for integrating with the Workbench application, if you want to push the configuration to a different server you would copy the ./config/pipeline directory there.  These options in Developer Studio are - to a certain extent - unnecessary since version 5.x or so as the functionality is included as standard in the deployment template. 

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Michael

Why does what not work?  If you are just setting up a test Endeca application, you don't need to use Set Instance Configuration at all.  Read the Getting Start Guide on setting up a reference application using the out of box reference: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51272_02/Common.110/pdf/GettingStarted.pdf . 

Michael

That isn't what set instance configuration does, that is why it doesn't work - you are using a utility to update a completely separate piece of software called Merchandising Workbench.

If you want to apply changes to the configuration to a different server you would copy the changed pipeline directory there.  I.e. if you are editing the pipeline on your local PC, say in C:\Endeca\applications\testapp2\config\pipeilne, you would change things in Developer Studio, click the Save button, then open up whatever you use for file copies and copy the contents of C:\Endeca\applications\testapp2\config\pipeline\* to /app/oracle/product/endeca/apps/testapp2/config/pipeline. Then you would run a baseline via /app/oracle/product/endeca/apps/testapp2/control/baseline_update.sh.

Michael