CA Configuration Automation 12.8.6

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Manage Global Variables (Blueprints)

Global Variables enable you to define a set of name-value pairs that can be used in variable substitution expressions within directives, parameters, and macros. Global variables are independent of the typical server- or service-specific  data model, and can be defined manually within the  user interface, imported from an existing XML or CSV file, or exported to a CSV file.
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Global Variables enable you to define a set of name-value pairs that can be used in variable substitution expressions within directives, parameters, and macros. Global variables are independent of the typical server- or service-specific
CA Configuration Automation
 data model, and can be defined manually within the
CA Configuration Automation
 user interface, imported from an existing XML or CSV file, or exported to a CSV file.
CA Configuration Automation
 displays the global variable repository in a table on the Global Variables page. Global variables require unique variable names and can include only alphanumeric characters, periods (.), parentheses (( )),
and underscores ( _ ).
The named values defined in the global variable repository are:
  • Stored and evaluated only as strings (they have no specific data type)
  • Optional and do not contain default values (not all names require a value and can simply be used to group together other named values)
The Global Variables page lets you create, export, import, and delete the global variables.
Access Global Variables
Click 
Management, Blueprints, Global Variables
. The Global Variables page is displayed.
To create a global variable, follow these steps:
  1. Select 
    Create Global Variable
     from the 
    Table Actions
     drop-down list.
    The Create Global Variable dialog appears.
  2. Enter the following information in the corresponding field:
    • Name
      Identifies the global variable.
    • Description
      Describes the purpose of the global variable.
    • Value
      Specifies the syntax for addressing global variables for variable substitution using the $(@global_variable_name) format. This expression represents the value of the global variable c at the path /a/b in the Global Variables tree.
      You cannot use variable substitution expressions with name qualifiers that contain colons (:), for example: $(/var1/var2/var3/var3(:2:)/value) is not a valid expression.
  3. Click
    OK
     to display the new global variable in the tree listing.
Import Global Variables
You can import global Variables that have been exported from another instance of 
CA Configuration Automation
 and reuse them.
  1. Select 
    Import Global Variables
     from the 
    Table Actions
     drop-down list.
    The Import Global Variables dialog appears.
  2. Click 
    Choose 
    file and navigate to the exported global variable data file.
    The selected file appears in the Import XML or CSV File field.
  3. Click the 
    Ignore Duplicate
     or 
    Invalid Variables
     check box to ignore any duplicate or invalid variables in the global variable data file you are importing.
    By default, all entries are imported.
  4. Click 
    OK
    .
    The global variables are imported and appear in the Global Variables table.
Export Global Variables
Follow these steps:
  1. Select 
    Export to Excel
     from the 
    Table Actions
     drop-down list. 
    The ExportToCsvServlet runs in a web browser, then displays a File Download window.
  2. Save the csv file to required location.
Delete Global Variables
Follow these steps:
  1. Select one or more global variables that you want to delete.
  2. Select 
    Delete Global Variables
     from the 
    Table Actions
     drop-down list.
  3. Click OK when prompted to confirm the deletion.