Environment variable

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Environment variable

Environment variable is a tool for managing global variables can be referenced in common for all projects.
Environment variables are specified as "%{<name of the environment variable>}" in the script.
Example:%{var}

Functions provided by Environment variable

Environment variable provides following functions.
Description of Functions
Name of functions Menu Description Remarks
List all environment variables Environment variables list Lists all environment variables.
  • Sorted by standard unicode character order.
Add Environment Variable Creates a new environment variable
  • This is administrative function and can only be performed by administrators.
Change environment variable settings Edit environment variable
  • This is administrative function and can only be performed by administrators.
Delete environment variable Deletes an environment variable
  • This is administrative function and can only be performed by administrators.
Reload environment variable Reloads environment variable in to application context.
  • To have changes made to the environment variables reflected in the application context, both server and client need to be restarted.

List all environment variables

Description of items
Item name Description Remarks
Variable name Name of the environment variable  
Value The value dereferenced by the environment variable.  

Create new environment variable

This is administrative function and can only be performed by administrators.
You can create new environment variable by clicking [Add] button.
Description of items
Item name Description Remarks
Variable name Enter the variable name.
Value Enter the initial values of variables. Specified value is treated as a string.

Specification Limits