About this task
Placeholders are really useful to variabilize settings that need to be distributed
across all your Talend Runtime Container(s). They are defined via the syntax #{<placeholder>}
in the resources and configuration files.
To create a new placeholder, complete the following:
Procedure
- On the upper half of the Provisioning page, click the Placeholders tab.
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From the toolbar on the Placeholders tab,
click Add to show the configuration panel to
the right.
Example
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Enter the following information as necessary.
Field
Description
Category
Type in a category of the placeholder. (The category of the placeholder should be the same as the one of the profile to be used with that palceholder.)
Name
Type in a name for the placeholder to be created in the Talend Runtime Container.
Value
Type in the value corresponding to the placeholder.
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Click Save to save your changes or Cancel to cancel it.
Example
Once the placeholder created, release it. For more information about releasing a placeholder, see Releasing a placeholder.