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# Contextual development edit messages

# Contextual development edit messages {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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The platform displays a message if you attempt to edit a Store Application record when
you're in a different application scope.  
Figure 1. Application context edit message

This message can be used to:  
* Open the application to which the current configuration record belongs.
* Open the application of the currently selected application in the application picker.
* Temporarily switch to the application to which the current configuration record belongs and edit it.
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Note:  
The system returns you to the current application context after you save or cancel out of the record.

The system also displays a message when a user attempts to configure a list or form layout
while working from another application scope.  
Figure 2. Application context edit message for form layout or design

The message provides a list of valid options:  
* Edit the current section by temporarily switching to the application that owns it.
* Create a section in the current application context.
* Create a view in the current application context.
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Note:  
The system returns you to the current application context after you save or cancel out of the record.