> # Committing Changes

> If you commit the changes made to the pending database, the following events occur:

> 1. The pending database contents overwrites the effective database contents.
> 2. The pending database is emptied of its contents.
> 3. The fabric lock is released for this feature.

> ## Detailed Steps

> To commit the changes to the device alias database, follow these steps:

> 1. Expand End Devices, and then select Device Alias in the Physical Attributes pane.

> You see the device alias configuration in the Information pane. The CFS tab is the default tab.

> 2. Select enable from the Global drop-down menus to enable switch aliases.
> 3. Select commit from the Config Action drop-down menu for the newly enabled switches.
> 4. Click Apply Changes to commit and distribute these changes or click Undo Changes to discard any unsaved changes.

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