diff --git a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/appConfigurationImporter.ts b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/appConfigurationImporter.ts
index 1ee950b..6abfe34 100644
--- a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/appConfigurationImporter.ts
+++ b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/appConfigurationImporter.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export class AppConfigurationImporter {
         // Remove from add list since it already exists
         toAddKeys.delete(composite);
 
-        if (!isConfigSettingEqual(incoming, existing)) {
+        if (!isConfigSettingEqual(incoming, existing, configSettingsSource.supportedFields)) {
           configurationChanges.push({
             changeType: ChangeType.Update,
             currentValue: existing,
diff --git a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/internal/utils.ts b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/internal/utils.ts
index f505971..22ab484 100644
--- a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/internal/utils.ts
+++ b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/internal/utils.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   featureFlagContentType,
   SecretReferenceValue } from "@azure/app-configuration";
 import { isEmpty, isEqual } from "lodash";
-import { Tags, FeatureFlagClientFilters } from "../models";
+import { Tags, FeatureFlagClientFilters, ConfigurationSettingsFields } from "../models";
 import { SourceOptions } from "../options";
 import { ConfigurationFormat, ConfigurationProfile } from "../enums";
 import { ArgumentError, ArgumentNullError } from "../errors";
@@ -41,19 +41,36 @@ export function isJsonContentType(contentType?: string): boolean {
 }
 
 /** @internal*/
-export function isConfigSettingEqual(settingA: SetConfigurationSettingParam<string | FeatureFlagValue | SecretReferenceValue>, settingB: ConfigurationSetting) {
-  let valueIsEqual: boolean = settingA.value == settingB.value;
-  
-  if (settingA.contentType == featureFlagContentType &&
-    settingB.contentType == featureFlagContentType && 
-    settingA.value !== undefined && 
-    settingB.value !== undefined) {
-    valueIsEqual = isFeatureFlagValueEqual(settingA.value as string | MsFeatureFlagValue, settingB.value);
+export function isConfigSettingEqual(settingA: SetConfigurationSettingParam<string | FeatureFlagValue | SecretReferenceValue>, settingB: ConfigurationSetting, supportedFields: ConfigurationSettingsFields): boolean {
+ 
+  if ((supportedFields & ConfigurationSettingsFields.Value) === ConfigurationSettingsFields.Value) {
+    let valueIsEqual: boolean = settingA.value == settingB.value;
+
+    if (settingA.contentType == featureFlagContentType &&
+      settingB.contentType == featureFlagContentType &&
+      settingA.value !== undefined &&
+      settingB.value !== undefined) {
+      valueIsEqual = isFeatureFlagValueEqual(settingA.value as string | MsFeatureFlagValue, settingB.value);
+    }
+
+    if (!valueIsEqual) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if ((supportedFields & ConfigurationSettingsFields.ContentType) === ConfigurationSettingsFields.ContentType && settingA.contentType != settingB.contentType) {
+    return false;
   }
 
-  return valueIsEqual &&
-    settingA.contentType == settingB.contentType &&
-    areTagsEqual(settingA.tags, settingB.tags);
+  if ((supportedFields & ConfigurationSettingsFields.Tags) === ConfigurationSettingsFields.Tags && !areTagsEqual(settingA.tags, settingB.tags)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if ((supportedFields & ConfigurationSettingsFields.Description) === ConfigurationSettingsFields.Description  && settingA.description != settingB.description) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
 }
 
 /** @internal*/
diff --git a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/models.ts b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/models.ts
index 5d106ec..ccb8353 100644
--- a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/models.ts
+++ b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/models.ts
@@ -59,4 +59,16 @@ export interface ConfigurationSettingChange {
   currentValue: ConfigurationSetting<string> | null;
   /** The new value of the configuration setting */
   newValue: SetConfigurationSettingParam<string | FeatureFlagValue | SecretReferenceValue> | null;
+}
+
+export enum ConfigurationSettingsFields {
+  None = 0,
+  Key = 1 << 0,
+  Value = 1 << 1,
+  Label = 1 << 2,
+  Description = 1 << 3,
+  ContentType = 1 << 4,
+  Tags = 1 << 5,
+
+  All = Key | Value | Label | Description | ContentType | Tags
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/configurationChangesSource.ts b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/configurationChangesSource.ts
index 1a18dc2..3974d1b 100644
--- a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/configurationChangesSource.ts
+++ b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/configurationChangesSource.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT license.
 
 import { ConfigurationSettingsSource } from "./configurationSettingsSource";
-import { ConfigurationSettingChange } from "../models";
+import { ConfigurationSettingChange, ConfigurationSettingsFields } from "../models";
 import { ListConfigurationSettingsOptions } from "@azure/app-configuration";
 import { ArgumentError } from "../errors";
 
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ import { ArgumentError } from "../errors";
  * ```
  */
 export class ConfigurationChangesSource implements ConfigurationSettingsSource {
+  public supportedFields: ConfigurationSettingsFields;
   private readonly configurationChanges: Array<ConfigurationSettingChange>;
-
-  constructor(configurationChanges: Array<ConfigurationSettingChange>, filterOptions?: ListConfigurationSettingsOptions) {
+  
+  constructor(configurationChanges: Array<ConfigurationSettingChange>, supportedFields?: ConfigurationSettingsFields, filterOptions?: ListConfigurationSettingsOptions) {
     if (filterOptions && Object.keys(filterOptions).length > 0) {
       throw new ArgumentError("FilterOptions are not supported for ConfigurationChangesSource.");
     }
     this.configurationChanges = configurationChanges;
+    this.supportedFields = supportedFields ?? ConfigurationSettingsFields.All;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/configurationSettingsSource.ts b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/configurationSettingsSource.ts
index fc23ced..ada229a 100644
--- a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/configurationSettingsSource.ts
+++ b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/configurationSettingsSource.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   SecretReferenceValue,
   SetConfigurationSettingParam
 } from "@azure/app-configuration";
-import { ConfigurationSettingChange } from "../models";
+import { ConfigurationSettingChange, ConfigurationSettingsFields } from "../models";
 
 /**
  * Interface of all ConfigurationSettingsSource
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ export interface ConfigurationSettingsSource {
    */
   GetConfigurationSettings(): Promise<Array<SetConfigurationSettingParam<string | FeatureFlagValue | SecretReferenceValue>> | Array<ConfigurationSettingChange>>;
 
+  /**
+   * Fields supported in the configuration settings source
+   *
+   */
+  supportedFields: ConfigurationSettingsFields;
+
   /**
    * Get label and prefix filter
    *
diff --git a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/iterableConfigurationSettingsSource.ts b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/iterableConfigurationSettingsSource.ts
index 65916e9..889b02c 100644
--- a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/iterableConfigurationSettingsSource.ts
+++ b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/iterableConfigurationSettingsSource.ts
@@ -15,16 +15,18 @@ import {
   secretReferenceContentType} from "@azure/app-configuration";
 import { IterableSourceOptions } from "../options";
 import { ArgumentError } from "../errors";
+import { ConfigurationSettingsFields } from "../models";
 
 export class IterableConfigurationSettingsSource implements ConfigurationSettingsSource {
   public FilterOptions: ListConfigurationSettingsOptions = {};
-
+  public supportedFields: ConfigurationSettingsFields;
   private data: PagedAsyncIterableIterator<ConfigurationSetting<string>, ListConfigurationSettingPage, PageSettings>;
   private options: IterableSourceOptions;
 
   constructor(options: IterableSourceOptions) {
     this.data = options.data;
     this.options = options;
+    this.supportedFields = ConfigurationSettingsFields.All;
     
     this.FilterOptions = {
       keyFilter: options.prefix ? options.prefix + "*" : undefined,
diff --git a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/readableStreamConfigurationSettingsSource.ts b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/readableStreamConfigurationSettingsSource.ts
index 2d67619..4ba69a4 100644
--- a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/readableStreamConfigurationSettingsSource.ts
+++ b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/readableStreamConfigurationSettingsSource.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import { ConfigurationSettingsSource } from "./configurationSettingsSource";
 import { ConfigurationProfile } from "../enums";
 import { StringConfigurationSettingsSource } from "./stringConfigurationSettingsSource";
 import { validateOptions} from "../internal/utils";
+import { ConfigurationSettingsFields } from "../models";
 
 export class ReadableStreamConfigurationSettingsSource implements ConfigurationSettingsSource { 
   public FilterOptions: ListConfigurationSettingsOptions = {};
+  public supportedFields = ConfigurationSettingsFields.All;
   private options: SourceOptions;
   private data: ReadableStream<Uint8Array> | NodeJS.ReadableStream;
 
@@ -24,12 +26,14 @@ export class ReadableStreamConfigurationSettingsSource implements ConfigurationS
         keyFilter: options.prefix ? options.prefix + "*" : undefined,
         labelFilter: options.label ? options.label : "\0"
       };
+      this.supportedFields = ConfigurationSettingsFields.Key | ConfigurationSettingsFields.Label | ConfigurationSettingsFields.Value | ConfigurationSettingsFields.ContentType | ConfigurationSettingsFields.Tags;
     }
     else if (options.profile == ConfigurationProfile.KvSet) {
       this.FilterOptions = {
         keyFilter: "*",
         labelFilter: "*"
       };
+      this.supportedFields = ConfigurationSettingsFields.All;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/stringConfigurationSettingsSource.ts b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/stringConfigurationSettingsSource.ts
index 40d489e..b6978c3 100644
--- a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/stringConfigurationSettingsSource.ts
+++ b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/src/settingsImport/stringConfigurationSettingsSource.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ import { validateOptions } from "../internal/utils";
 import { ConfigurationSettingsConverter } from "../internal/parsers/configurationSettingsConverter";
 import { DefaultConfigurationSettingsConverter } from "../internal/parsers/defaultConfigurationSettingsConverter";
 import { KvSetConfigurationSettingsConverter } from "../internal/parsers/kvSetConfigurationSettingsConverter";
+import { ConfigurationSettingsFields } from "../models";
 
 /**
  * ConfigurationSettingsSource implementation of  string data configuration source
  */
 export class StringConfigurationSettingsSource implements ConfigurationSettingsSource {
   public FilterOptions: ListConfigurationSettingsOptions = {};
+  public supportedFields: ConfigurationSettingsFields = ConfigurationSettingsFields.All;
   private options: SourceOptions;
   private data: string;
 
@@ -37,12 +39,15 @@ export class StringConfigurationSettingsSource implements ConfigurationSettingsS
         keyFilter: options.prefix ? options.prefix + "*" : undefined,
         labelFilter: options.label ? options.label : "\0"
       };
+
+      this.supportedFields = ConfigurationSettingsFields.Key | ConfigurationSettingsFields.Label | ConfigurationSettingsFields.Value | ConfigurationSettingsFields.ContentType| ConfigurationSettingsFields.Tags;
     }
     else if (options.profile == ConfigurationProfile.KvSet) {
       this.FilterOptions = {
         keyFilter: "*",
         labelFilter: "*"
       };
+      this.supportedFields = ConfigurationSettingsFields.All;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/tests/util.spec.ts b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/tests/util.spec.ts
index ea499a8..7931da1 100644
--- a/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/tests/util.spec.ts
+++ b/libraries/azure-app-configuration-importer/tests/util.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { assert } from "chai";
 import { areTagsEqual, isJsonContentType, isConfigSettingEqual } from "../src/internal/utils";
 import { ConfigurationSetting, FeatureFlagValue, SetConfigurationSettingParam } from "@azure/app-configuration";
 import { MsFeatureFlagValue } from "../src/featureFlag";
+import { ConfigurationSettingsFields } from "../src/models";
 
 describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
   it("Determine the content type is json contentType", async () => {
@@ -47,14 +48,16 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue1: SetConfigurationSettingParam = {
       key: "key1", 
       value: "value1", 
-      label: "dev", 
+      label: "dev",
+      description: "description",
       contentType:"application/json",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
     };
     const testKeyValue2: ConfigurationSetting = {
       key: "key1", 
       value: "value2", 
-      label: "dev", 
+      label: "dev",
+      description: "description",
       contentType:"application/json",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
       isReadOnly:  false
@@ -62,14 +65,16 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue3: SetConfigurationSettingParam = {
       key: "key2", 
       value: "value1", 
-      label: "prod", 
+      label: "prod",
+      description: "description",
       contentType:"application/json",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
     };
     const testKeyValue4: ConfigurationSetting = {
       key: "key2", 
       value: "value1", 
-      label: "prod", 
+      label: "prod",
+      description: "description",
       contentType:"application/json",
       tags:{tag1: "tag2"},
       isReadOnly: false
@@ -77,14 +82,16 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue5: SetConfigurationSettingParam = {
       key: "key2", 
       value: "value1", 
-      label: "prod", 
+      label: "prod",
+      description: "description",
       contentType:"application/json",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
     };
     const testKeyValue6: ConfigurationSetting = {
       key: "key2", 
       value: "value1", 
-      label: "prod", 
+      label: "prod",
+      description: "description",
       contentType:"application/json",
       tags:{tag1: "tag2"},
       isReadOnly: false
@@ -93,7 +100,8 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue7: SetConfigurationSettingParam = {
       key: "FeatureA", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"description\":\"Beta feature\",\"enabled\":true,\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[]}}", 
-      label: "test", 
+      label: "test",
+      description: "",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
     };
@@ -101,7 +109,8 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue8: ConfigurationSetting = {
       key: "FeatureB", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"description\":\"Beta feature updated description\",\"enabled\":true,\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[]}}", 
-      label: "test", 
+      label: "test",
+      description: "",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
       isReadOnly: false
@@ -110,38 +119,60 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue9: SetConfigurationSettingParam = {
       key: "FeatureX", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"description\":\"Beta feature updated description\",\"enabled\":true,\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[{\"name\": \"Percentage\",\"parameters\": {\"PercentageFilterSetting\": \"50\"}}]}}", 
-      label: "test", 
+      label: "test",
+      description: "description",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
     };
     const testKeyValue10: ConfigurationSetting = {
       key: "FeatureY", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"description\":\"Beta feature updated description\",\"enabled\":true,\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[{\"name\": \"Percentage\",\"parameters\": {\"PercentageFilterSetting\": \"60\"}}]}}", 
-      label: "test", 
+      label: "test",
+      description: "description",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
       isReadOnly: false
     };
+    const testKeyValue11: SetConfigurationSettingParam = {
+      key: "key2", 
+      value: "value1", 
+      label: "prod",
+      description: "description",
+      contentType:"application/json",
+      tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
+    };
+    const testKeyValue12: ConfigurationSetting = {
+      key: "key2", 
+      value: "value1", 
+      label: "prod",
+      description: "description updated",
+      contentType:"application/json",
+      tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
+      isReadOnly: false
+    };
 
-    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue1, testKeyValue2));
-    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue3, testKeyValue4));
-    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue5, testKeyValue6));
-    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue7, testKeyValue8));
-    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue9, testKeyValue10));
+    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue1, testKeyValue2, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue3, testKeyValue4, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue5, testKeyValue6, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue7, testKeyValue8, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue9, testKeyValue10, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue11, testKeyValue12, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
   });
 
   it("Determine if key-values with similar values are equal", async()=>{
     const testKeyValue1: SetConfigurationSettingParam = {
       key: "key1", 
       value: "value1", 
-      label: "dev", 
+      label: "dev",
+      description: "description",
       contentType:"application/json"
     };
 
     const testKeyValue2: ConfigurationSetting = {
       key: "key1", 
       value: "value1", 
-      label: "dev", 
+      label: "dev",
+      description: "description",
       contentType:"application/json",
       isReadOnly: false
     };
@@ -149,14 +180,16 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue3: SetConfigurationSettingParam = {
       key: "key2", 
       value: "", 
-      label: "", 
+      label: "",
+      description: "description",
       contentType:"application/json",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
     };
     const testKeyValue4: ConfigurationSetting = {
       key: "key2", 
       value: "", 
-      label: "", 
+      label: "",
+      description: "description",
       contentType:"application/json",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
       isReadOnly: false
@@ -164,27 +197,30 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue5: SetConfigurationSettingParam = {
       key: "key3", 
       value: "value1", 
-      label: "prod", 
+      label: "prod",
+      description: "description",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
     };
     const testKeyValue6: ConfigurationSetting = {
       key: "key3", 
       value: "value1", 
-      label: "prod", 
+      label: "prod",
+      description: "description", 
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
       isReadOnly: false
     };
 
-    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue1, testKeyValue2));
-    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue3, testKeyValue4));
-    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue5, testKeyValue6));
+    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue1, testKeyValue2, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue3, testKeyValue4, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue5, testKeyValue6, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
   });
 
   it("Determine if feature flag values with same values are equal", async()=> {
     const testKeyValue1: SetConfigurationSettingParam = {
       key: "FeatureA", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"description\":\"Beta feature\",\"enabled\":true,\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[]}}", 
-      label: "test", 
+      label: "test",
+      description: "",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
     };
@@ -192,7 +228,8 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue2: ConfigurationSetting = {
       key: "FeatureA", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"enabled\":true,\"description\":\"Beta feature\",\"conditions\":{}}", 
-      label: "test", 
+      label: "test",
+      description: "",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
       isReadOnly: true
@@ -201,14 +238,16 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue3: SetConfigurationSettingParam = {
       key: "FeatureX", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"description\":\"Beta feature updated description\",\"enabled\":true,\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[{\"name\": \"Percentage\",\"parameters\": {\"PercentageFilterSetting\": \"50\"}}]}}", 
-      label: "test", 
+      label: "test",
+      description: "",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
     };
     const testKeyValue4: ConfigurationSetting = {
       key: "FeatureX", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"enabled\":true,\"description\":\"Beta feature updated description\",\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[{\"name\": \"Percentage\",\"parameters\": {\"PercentageFilterSetting\": \"50\"}}]}}", 
-      label: "test", 
+      label: "test",
+      description: "",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
       isReadOnly: true
@@ -216,7 +255,8 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
 
     const testKeyValue5: SetConfigurationSettingParam<FeatureFlagValue> = {
       key: "FeatureX", 
-      label: "test", 
+      label: "test",
+      description: "",
       value: {
         id: "Beta",
         description: "Beta feature updated description",
@@ -239,7 +279,8 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue6: ConfigurationSetting = {
       key: "FeatureX", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"enabled\":true,\"description\":\"Beta feature updated description\",\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[{\"name\": \"Microsoft.TimeWindow\",\"parameters\": {\"End\": \"Wed, 06 Sep 2023 21:00:00 GMT\"}}]}}", 
-      label: "test", 
+      label: "test",
+      description: "", 
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
       isReadOnly: true
@@ -248,6 +289,7 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue7: SetConfigurationSettingParam<MsFeatureFlagValue> = {
       key: "FeatureX",
       label: "test",
+      description: "",
       value: {
         id: "time001",
         enabled: true,
@@ -320,6 +362,7 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue8: ConfigurationSetting = {
       key: "FeatureX",
       label: "test",
+      description: "",
       value: "{\"id\":\"time001\",\"enabled\":true,\"description\":\"\",\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[]},\"allocation\":{\"percentile\":[{\"variant\":\"Off\",\"from\":0,\"to\":23},{\"variant\":\"On\",\"from\":23,\"to\":100}],\"group\":[{\"variant\":\"On\",\"groups\":[\"m1\"]},{\"variant\":\"Off\",\"groups\":[\"m2\",\"m3\"]}],\"user\":[{\"variant\":\"Off\",\"users\":[\"user1\",\"user3\"]},{\"variant\":\"On\",\"users\":[\"user2\"]}],\"seed\":\"bcngrfgnfgn\",\"default_when_enabled\":\"On\",\"default_when_disabled\":\"On\"},\"variants\":[{\"name\":\"Off\",\"configuration_value\":false},{\"name\":\"On\",\"configuration_value\":true}]}",
       contentType: "application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags: {tag1: "tag1"},
@@ -327,17 +370,18 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     };
 
 
-    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue1, testKeyValue2));
-    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue3, testKeyValue4));
-    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue5, testKeyValue6));
-    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue7, testKeyValue8));
+    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue1, testKeyValue2, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue3, testKeyValue4, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue5, testKeyValue6, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue7, testKeyValue8, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
   });
 
   it("Determine if feature flag values with different values are not equal", async()=> {
     const testKeyValue1: SetConfigurationSettingParam = {
       key: "FeatureA", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"description\":\"Beta feature\",\"enabled\":true,\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[]}}", 
-      label: "test", 
+      label: "test",
+      description: "", 
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
     };
@@ -346,6 +390,7 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
       key: "FeatureA", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"enabled\":true,\"description\":\"Beta feature description\",\"conditions\":{}}", 
       label: "test", 
+      description: "",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
       isReadOnly: true
@@ -355,6 +400,7 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
       key: "FeatureX", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"description\":\"Beta feature updated description\",\"enabled\":true,\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[{\"name\": \"Percentage\",\"parameters\": {\"PercentageFilterSetting\": \"40\"}}]}}", 
       label: "test", 
+      description: "",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
     };
@@ -362,6 +408,7 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
       key: "FeatureX", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"enabled\":true,\"description\":\"Beta feature updated description\",\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[{\"name\": \"Percentage\",\"parameters\": {\"PercentageFilterSetting\": \"50\"}}]}}", 
       label: "test", 
+      description: "",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
       isReadOnly: true
@@ -379,6 +426,7 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
           ]
         }
       },
+      description: "",
       label: "test", 
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
@@ -388,6 +436,7 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
       key: "FeatureX", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Dev\",\"enabled\":true,\"description\":\"Beta feature updated description\",\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[{\"name\": \"Percentage\",\"parameters\": {\"PercentageFilterSetting\": \"50\"}}]}}", 
       label: "test", 
+      description: "",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
       isReadOnly: true
@@ -410,6 +459,7 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
           ]
         }
       },
+      description: "",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
     };
@@ -418,6 +468,7 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
       key: "FeatureX", 
       value: "{\"id\":\"Beta\",\"enabled\":true,\"description\":\"Beta feature updated description\",\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[{\"name\": \"Microsoft.TimeWindow\",\"parameters\": {\"End\": \"Wed, 06 Sep 2023 21:00:00 GMT\"}}]}}", 
       label: "test", 
+      description: "",
       contentType:"application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
       isReadOnly: true
@@ -491,6 +542,7 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
           }
         ]
       },
+      description: "",
       contentType: "application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags: { tag1: "tag1" }
     };
@@ -498,16 +550,40 @@ describe("Test the utility methods", () => {
     const testKeyValue10: ConfigurationSetting = {
       key: "FeatureX",
       label: "test",
+      description: "",
       value: "{\"id\":\"time001\",\"enabled\":true,\"description\":\"\",\"conditions\":{\"client_filters\":[]},\"allocation\":{\"percentile\":[{\"variant\":\"Off\",\"from\":0,\"to\":23},{\"variant\":\"On\",\"from\":23,\"to\":100}],\"group\":[{\"variant\":\"On\",\"groups\":[\"m1\"]},{\"variant\":\"Off\",\"groups\":[\"m2\",\"m3\"]}],\"user\":[{\"variant\":\"Off\",\"users\":[\"user1\",\"user3\"]},{\"variant\":\"On\",\"users\":[\"user2\"]}],\"seed\":\"bcngrfgnfgn\",\"default_when_enabled\":\"On\",\"default_when_disabled\":\"On\"},\"variants\":[{\"name\":\"Off\",\"configuration_value\":false},{\"name\":\"On\",\"configuration_value\":true,\"status_override\":\"None\"}]}",
       contentType: "application/vnd.microsoft.appconfig.ff+json;charset=utf-8",
       tags: {},
       isReadOnly: true
     };
 
-    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue1, testKeyValue2));
-    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue3, testKeyValue4));
-    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue5, testKeyValue6));
-    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue7, testKeyValue8));
-    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue9, testKeyValue10));
+    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue1, testKeyValue2, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue3, testKeyValue4, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue5, testKeyValue6, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue7, testKeyValue8, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+    assert.isFalse(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue9, testKeyValue10, ConfigurationSettingsFields.All));
+  });
+
+  it("Determine the description field is ignored when its not included in the supported fields", async()=> {
+    const testKeyValue1: SetConfigurationSettingParam = {
+      key: "key2", 
+      value: "value1", 
+      label: "prod",
+      description: "description",
+      contentType:"application/json",
+      tags:{tag1: "tag1"}
+    };
+
+    const testKeyValue2: ConfigurationSetting = {
+      key: "key2", 
+      value: "value1", 
+      label: "prod",
+      description: "description updated",
+      contentType:"application/json",
+      tags:{tag1: "tag1"},
+      isReadOnly: false
+    };
+
+    assert.isTrue(isConfigSettingEqual(testKeyValue1, testKeyValue2, ConfigurationSettingsFields.Key| ConfigurationSettingsFields.Label| ConfigurationSettingsFields.Value| ConfigurationSettingsFields.ContentType| ConfigurationSettingsFields.Tags));
   });
 });