The layout service is used to store and manage layout profiles and to display thumbnail views of the various layout profiles.
If you have activated the layout service for a repository, you can change its appearance by assigning a layout profile to it. By default, you select one of the available layout profiles in the Details dialog box of folders or under Settings → Presentation in the menu.
In order to use the layout service, you need to have activated the application property service in the configuration of a repository manager.
If you have activated the layout service for a repository, you can specify a different symbol or image to be displayed in a document instead of the default symbol or image. You do this in the Details dialog box for the document in question by choosing Settings → Properties → Miscellaneous.
The layout service is activated in the KM standard configuration. No configuration is necessary for this repository service.
In order to use the layout service for a repository, you need to register it with the corresponding repository manager. Activate the layout entry in the Repository Services parameter in the configuration of a repository manager. Also activate the properties entry, as the layout service requires the application property service .