Loading properties to the database

You can load properties to the database using command line scripts.

The loadProperties.sh command line script loads all the default properties and factory values to the database. This tool reads tagged property files and converts them into XML format, which can be loaded to the database, conforming to the PLT_Property_Metadata and PLT_Property property tables.

The processing of each properties file results in two sets of data:
  • PropertyList.xml, which contains properties to be loaded to the database.
  • filesystem.properties, which contains a list of properties that are not supported in the database.

This script can be called any time after the installation. It processes the property files only if DATABASE_PROPERTY_MANAGEMENT is set to true in the sandbox.cfg file. It passes install_dir/properties as the input directory, process es all the property files within it, and all the property tag and value changes are audited. It does not process customer_overrides.properties, filesystem.properties, and any property files that have DATABASE_SUPPORT: N defined at the file-level.

Important: For containers, when you update or add a property, ensure you rebuild the app and agent images so that the property change comes into effect.

Managing properties in the database

To manage properties in the database, you can use either the manageProperties.sh command line script, or the manageProperty API .

For more information, see Managing properties in the database.