[id='configuring-conflict-resolution_{context}']
= Configuring conflict resolution algorithms

Configure {brandname} to use a different algorithm to resolve conflicting entries between backup locations.

.Procedure

. Open your {brandname} configuration for editing.
. Specify one of the {brandname} algorithms or a custom implementation as the merge policy to resolve conflicting entries.
. Save and close your {brandname} configuration for editing.

[discrete]
== {brandname} algorithms

[TIP]
====
Find all {brandname} algorithms and their descriptions in the `org.infinispan.xsite.spi.XSiteMergePolicy` enum.
====

The following example configuration uses the `ALWAYS_REMOVE` algorithm that deletes conflicting entries from both sites:

.XML
[source,xml,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+,role="primary"]
----
include::xml/xsite_resolver_provided.xml[]
----

.JSON
[source,json,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+,role="secondary"]
----
include::json/xsite_resolver_provided.json[]
----

.YAML
[source,yaml,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+,role="secondary"]
----
include::yaml/xsite_resolver_provided.yaml[]
----

[discrete]
== Custom conflict resolution algorithms

If you create a custom `XSiteEntryMergePolicy` implementation, you can specify the fully qualified class name as the merge policy.

.XML
[source,xml,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+,role="primary"]
----
include::xml/xsite_resolver_custom.xml[]
----

.JSON
[source,json,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+,role="secondary"]
----
include::json/xsite_resolver_custom.json[]
----

.YAML
[source,yaml,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+,role="secondary"]
----
include::yaml/xsite_resolver_custom.yaml[]
----

[role="_additional-resources"]
.Additional resources
* link:../../apidocs/org/infinispan/xsite/spi/XSiteEntryMergePolicy.html[org.infinispan.xsite.spi.XSiteEntryMergePolicy]
* link:../../apidocs/org/infinispan/xsite/spi/XSiteMergePolicy.html[org.infinispan.xsite.spi.XSiteMergePolicy]
* link:../../apidocs/org/infinispan/xsite/spi/SiteEntry.html[org.infinispan.xsite.spi.SiteEntry]
* link:../../configuration-schema/index.html[{brandname} configuration schema reference]
