Working with Configuration and Deployment Tool

You can use the Configuration and Deployment Tool commands, icons, and panes to work with your profiles and configuration tasks.

Configuring a Content Cortex GraphQL instance
You can use the Configuration and Deployment Tool graphical user interface to configure a Content Cortex GraphQL instance.
Setting the password save preference
By default, the Configuration and Deployment Tool password save preference is set to not save passwords to a file. If your site security requirements permit you to save passwords to a file, you can change the password save preference setting.
Creating a profile for a new installation
You must create a new configuration profile for each Content Cortex GraphQL application that you deploy.
Opening and closing an existing profile or task
You can save a profile, and open it later to edit the saved settings or to run tasks.
Editing the application server properties
You initially provide the application server properties when you create a new profile. You can open the application server properties for editing at any time, but you cannot change the application server type for an existing profile. The application server properties must be set before you run any tasks.
Editing the properties for a specific task
You must provide the required property values for each task in your profile before you run the task.
Applying the property settings by running a specific task
You must run a task to apply the values that you provided.
Adding a task to a profile
You can add a new task for a task type that you do not already have in the profile.
Deleting a task from a profile
You can delete any unneeded tasks from your profile.
Running all tasks at the same time
You can run all the tasks in a profile at the same time. Disabled tasks do not run.
Running a single task
You can run each configuration task individually. Disabled tasks will not run.
Checking the task status
Task execution messages are displayed in the console pane when you run a task, and you can view the status of a specific task at any time.
Viewing the session log
The session log contains information about the tasks that were run in the current session of IBM Content Cortex GraphQL Configuration and Deployment tool. As you run additional tasks for the same or a different profile, new messages are added to the log. When you exit Configuration and Deployment Tool, the session log is cleared.
Saving your changes to a task or profile
You can save your profile and task settings at any time.

Parent topic: Configuration and Deployment Tool user interface reference