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title: Manage Instances
slug: litmusedge-v2/product-features/digital-twins/manage-instances
description: Learn how to manage digital twins instances. 
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createdAt: 2022-10-24T19:58:39.000Z
---

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**Note**: To access the Digital Twins feature, you need a Scale or Growth Litmus license. 
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After you create instances, you can navigate to **Digital Twins **> **Instances **to manage them. 

# Change Instance View

Click the icons for **Show devices grid** or **Show devices table** to change how you view your instances. 

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# Filter and Search Instances

Use the search bar to search by instance name. 

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# Manage Individual Instances

From the *Show devices grid* view, you can use instance tiles to access management options. Refer to the image and callouts below.

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| **Action**                       | **Details**                                                                                                   |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| \[1]**&#x20;Action menu**        | The action menu displays the following options. <br />* Disable/Enable
* Edit
* Delete                        |
| \[2] **Copy Instance Topic**     | This option allows you to copy the instance topic.                                                            |
| \[3] **Disable/Enable Instance** | This option allows you to disable or enable the instance.                                                     |
| \[4] **Edit**                    | Update the associated model, instance name, interval, and select/unselect the *Flatten Hierarchy* check box.  |
| \[5] **Delete**                  | This option allows you to delete the instance.                                                                |

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**Note**: When *Flatten Hierarchy&#x20;*&#x69;s selected, it will take a nested JSON object and convert it into a JSON object with one layer using dot notation. This is useful when sending JSON objects to InfluxDB, because InfluxDB does not accept nested JSON objects.
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# Manage Instance Parameters

You can click the Instance tile (grid view) or Instance name (table view) to view the instance details. See the *Step 2: Configure Instance&#x20;*&#x73;ection from [Add an Instance](docId\:dfotOL4qDifzijkM_cdxM) for details on updating the parameters. After making changes make sure to save the updates and then [Restart the instance](docId\:dfotOL4qDifzijkM_cdxM).&#x20;