When you configure an object, you can save the values currently assigned and call them up again if required.
This allows you to store various in-between stages of a configuration. 
As soon as you exit the configuration, the stored values are deleted.
Procedure
You see a dialog box in which you save the configuration so far under a specific name.

Values
® Configuration buffer ® Save saves the configuration of an object under an internal name. You can only use this function to store one configuration.a) You can select a configuration of the object.
b) You can delete a configuration of the object.