Renaming Externalized Options

Externalized processor options are used (overridden in jobs) at the process level.

Each externalized processor option for the process has a default name. Use the following procedure to assign a different name:

  1. Right-click on the relevant processor, and select Externalize. The Process Externalization dialog is displayed. This displays all the externalized options available in the process.
  2. Ensure the Enable Externalization check box is selected.
  3. Click on the required option in the top area of the dialog. The bottom area shows the processor(s) that the option is linked to, and allows you to link directly to the processor(s) in the Canvas.
  4. Click Rename.
  5. Click OK to save, or Cancel to abandon.

Note:

The name you give to the externalized option is the name that must be used when overriding the option value, either in a Run Profile, or from the command line, using the syntax for such override options. For a full guide to this syntax, complete with examples of overriding externalized option values, see the instructions in the template.properties file that is provided in the oedq_local_home/runprofiles directory of your EDQ installation.