Using Runtime Properties

Runtime properties are properties that you define in an external locationa file local to the Data Collector and call from within a pipeline.

With runtime properties, you can define different sets of values for different deploymentsData Collectors. Runtime properties allow you to easily update the property definitions without editing the pipeline.

For example, you might define a set of runtime properties that points to test systems for pipeline development. When you move to production, you simply update the runtime property definitions in the file. This effectively updates every pipeline that uses those runtime properties without having to edit the pipelines.

When defining a runtime property, you can use a static value or an environment variable.

When calling the runtime property, you can use it as part of a larger property definition. For example, you can set a runtime property to the HOME environment variable, which would differ on different machines, and then use the runtime property as a base directory for a longer directory.