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title: Manage Instances
slug: bhdo-v2/manage-instances
createdAt: 2022-10-24T19:58:39.000Z
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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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\[1]** Action menu**: The action menu displays the following options. 

- Disconnect/Connect
- Edit
- Delete

\[2] **Copy Instance Topic** 

\[3]** Disconnect/Connect Instance**

\[4]** Edit**: Update the associated model, instance name, interval, and select/unselect the *Flatten Hierarchy* check box. 

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**Note**: When *Flatten Hierarchy *is 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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\[5] **Delete**

# 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 *section from [Add an Instance](docId\:mdbkx1QodFXF-yTIbaxTr) for details on updating the parameters.