Create configuration properties or name/value pairs in a project. Use configuration properties to supply the default values for destination nodes of a map in the Mapping Editor.
When you add configuration properties to the project, using the
option of the Studio toolbar menu, you can choose from these properties to supply the values for some of the fields in endpoints and default values for destination nodes in maps.For example, if you created a configuration property
named myDatabaseName of String type in Studio.
While configuring your database endpoint, click the Database
Name field and the icon displays on the right side of field because at least
one configuration property of String type was previously created.
Click the
icon
and select the myDatabaseName configuration property
from the menu. The Database Name for the endpoint is supplied by the myDatabaseName configuration
property during both design time (in Studio) and run time (on the
Integration Appliance). A configuration property can be of type String
or Password.
A destination node of a map is located in the right pane of the Mapping Editor. For more information, see Assigning a Default Value for a Destination Node.
You can create configuration properties in the Configuration Properties dialog box or use the quick create method.
To create configuration properties using the Configuration Properties dialog box:Instead of creating configuration properties in the Configuration Properties dialog box, you can use the quick create option to define configuration properties directly from a text field in Studio. Fields that are enabled for the quick create option display a small green globe in the lower-right corner.
You can change the values of the configuration properties using the Web Management Console (WMC), like the configuration properties created in the Configuration Properties dialog box, after publishing a project.
Updating the value of the configuration property in the WMC does not affect the original value of the configuration property, that you defined in Studio.