How Properties Are Resolved

To use a user-defined property in a process, reference it when you configure a step that uses it. Use the following syntax:

${p:<element>/<property name>}

where the ${ indicates the start of the reference, p stands for property, <element> is the element the property is defined on, such as component, <property name> is the user-defined property name, and } indicates the end of the reference. If the property is defined for a process, you can reference that property in the same process as ${p:<property name>}.

A running process fills in values for properties from various property settings, including the following:

  1. system
  2. environment
  3. resource
  4. resource role
  5. application environment
  6. application
  7. application process
  8. component environment
  9. component
  10. component process
  11. component version
  12. global process
  13. properties set by process steps

For example, a component process step has access to properties set before or during the process execution, including those that are:

Step property values become unavailable once the component process ends.

Typically, you set the value for a same-named property where the value is most likely to change. For example, the value for a web server port number would probably be set in the environment or resource properties. This helps to make the processes flexible enough to execute in multiple environments, such as INT, UAT, and PROD.

The process resolves the values from one of the settings in hierarchical order, with values given for properties closest to the process step overriding any previous values. If the property value is unresolved, the process can prompt users for information at runtime and then incorporate the values into the process.

Related Topics

Adding System Properties

Adding Environment Properties

Adding Application Environment Properties

Adding Resource Properties

Adding Application Properties

Adding Application Process Properties

Adding Component Template Properties

Adding Component Properties

Setting Component Version Property Values

Adding Component Process Properties

Adding Global Process Properties