The framework supports two persistence modes: FULL and MAP_ONLY. This mode specifies how and whether the data will be persisted in the registry.

When using the FULL mode, the data is entirely persisted in the registry. This is the default mode.

When using the MAP_ONLY mode, the data is not persisted in the registry at all; it is just mapped from the bean to the registry object. It is assumed that the persistence is done outside of the framework. This is used, for example, in a Pluggable UI environment, and applies to any custom extension of the CentraSite UI. In this, the Pluggable UI takes care of storing the object in the registry.