Add properties to a resource for information that may have values specific to that resource. If a resource is shared by multiple components, and if all or most of the components should use the same value for a resource property setting, you should set the value at the resource level. For more information, see How Properties Are Resolved.
To create resource properties:
- Navigate to Management > Resources > [select resource].
- Select the Roles & Properties tab.
- Select Properties in the selection box.
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To set a single property, click the
Add Property (
) button.
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Fill in the fields as shown in the following table.
Field Description Name Property name Description Property description Secure Select this if the property should be secure. Secure properties are stored encrypted and displayed obscured in the Deployment Automation user interface.
Value Value for the property that will be used by steps in a process
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Fill in the fields as shown in the following table.
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To set multiple properties, click the
Batch Edit (BE) button.
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In the
Properties box, enter multiple properties
and their values on separate lines as property=value.
For example, if you had properties host and port, you would enter them as follows:
host=myServer
port=8080
Note:The following restrictions apply to batch edit:
- The Secure option cannot be set.
- The value cannot contain the "=" symbol.
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In the
Properties box, enter multiple properties
and their values on separate lines as property=value.
- Click Save.
To use a property in a process, reference it when you configure a
step that uses it. Use the following syntax:
${p:resource/<property name>}