Nested Component Expansion

A nested-component specifies the component that is referenced by a nested component reference that is declared by the current component. It has the component resolution semantics of the <nestedRef> installed component targeter. See Installed Component Targeters in N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 XML Schema Reference Guide.

nested-component has the following syntax:

nestedRef:component-reference-name

component-reference-name is the name of a <componentRef> element where installMode=NESTED for the current component.

nested-component can only be used when the current component is a composite component. It can only be used as a primary-component when the external component substitution reference appears in a composite component. When used as a primary-component, it cannot be used as the default value of a component variable or override variable setting. This is because the referenced component will not yet have been installed when the variable is evaluated.