Creating a custom file for environment-specific settings

Most application configuration settings can be shared among all environments, but a few are environment-specific. These settings should be removed from the AppConfig.xml file and stored in a separate file. That way, each environment will have its own custom file of environment-specific settings that is not changed during synchronization.

Environment-specific settings typically include an application's name, file system paths, host addresses in the environment, and the definition of MDEX processes known as the Dgraph cluster.

To create a custom.xml file:

Edit the AppConfig.xml file generated by the Deployment Template to include a line similar to the following :
```
 
<spr:import resource="custom.xml" /> 
		  
```
Move all environment-specific elements from AppConfig.xml to a new custom.xml file. These elements might include the <app>, <host>, <dgraph-cluster>, <dgraph>, and <logserver> elements.
Create a custom.xml file for each of the environments, with settings appropriate for that environment.

Here is a sample custom.xml file to use a general reference when creating your own file.

- <!-- 
     ########################################################################
     # Global variables

     --> 
- <app appName="wine" eacHost="ConfigMig1" eacPort="8888" dataPrefix="wine" sslEnabled="false" lockManager="LockManager">
  <working-dir>${ENDECA_PROJECT_DIR}</working-dir> 
  <log-dir>./logs</log-dir> 
  </app>
- <!-- 
     ########################################################################
     # Servers/hosts
     # 
     # The "webstudio" host and its "webstudio-report-dir" directory use
     # predefined names to inform Web Studio where it should look for reports
     # for this application. 
     #
      --> 
  <host id="ITLHost" hostName="ConfigMig1" port="8888" /> 
  <host id="MDEXHost" hostName="ConfigMig1" port="8888" /> 
- <host id="webstudio" hostName="ConfigMig1" port="8888">
- <directories>
  <directory name="webstudio-report-dir">./reports</directory> 
  </directories>
  </host>
- <!-- 
     ########################################################################
     # Dgraph Cluster
     #
      --> 
- <dgraph-cluster id="DgraphCluster" getDataInParallel="true">
  <dgraph ref="Dgraph1" /> 
  </dgraph-cluster>
- <!-- 
     ########################################################################
     # Dgraphs
     #
      --> 
- <dgraph id="Dgraph1" host-id="MDEXHost" port="15000">
- <properties>
  <property name="restartGroup" value="A" /> 
  <property name="updateGroup" value="a" /> 
  </properties>
  <log-dir>./logs/dgraphs/Dgraph1</log-dir> 
  <input-dir>./data/dgraphs/Dgraph1/dgraph_input</input-dir> 
  <update-dir>./data/dgraphs/Dgraph1/dgraph_input/updates</update-dir> 
  </dgraph>
- <!-- 

     ########################################################################
     # LogServer
     #
      --> 
- <logserver id="LogServer" host-id="ITLHost" port="15010">
- <properties>
  <property name="numLogBackups" value="10" /> 
  <property name="targetReportGenDir" value="./reports/input" /> 
  <property name="targetReportGenHostId" value="ITLHost" /> 
  </properties>
  <log-dir>./logs/logservers/LogServer</log-dir> 
  <output-dir>./logs/logserver_output</output-dir> 
  <startup-timeout>120</startup-timeout> 
  <gzip>false</gzip> 
  </logserver>