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new 9311fd6a51 updated system properties/variables information #3943
(#3951)
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commit 9311fd6a51c123a177f0198dccd86d03902408b5
Author: Bart Maertens <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sun May 19 11:21:59 2024 +0200
updated system properties/variables information #3943 (#3951)
* exclude MDI template from samples IT. #2237
* re-apply ASF header. #2237
* updated system properties/variables information. fixes #3943
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@@ -161,12 +161,14 @@ All system properties are variables that are available in
all of your currently
System properties get set in the Java Virtual Machine that runs your Apache
Hop instance. This means that you should limit yourself to only those variables
which are really system specific.
-You can define new system properties in the Hop GUI using the system
properties editor (using the menu bar or the Hop icon menu):
+You can add your own system variables to the ones that come with Apache Hop by
default in the `System Variables` tab in the configuration perspective.
-image::system-properties-menu.png[The system properties menu in Hop GUI,
width="65%"]
+image::variables/system-variables.png[The system variables tab in Hop GUI,
width="65%"]
These variables will be written to the `hop-config.json` file in your hop
installation's `config` folder or in your
`{openvar}HOP_CONFIG_FOLDER{closevar}` location.
+CAUTION: even though you _can_ manually change the `hop-config.json` or any of
the other configuration files, you'll rarely, if ever, need to. Only change
`hop-config.json` manually if you know what you're doing.
+
[source,json]
{
"systemProperties" : {
@@ -174,7 +176,6 @@ These variables will be written to the `hop-config.json`
file in your hop instal
}
}
-CAUTION: even though you _can_ manually change the `hop-config.json` or any of
the other configuration files, you'll rarely, if ever, need to. Only change
`hop-config.json` manually if you know what you're doing.
You can also use the hop-config command line tool to define system properties:
