xld-pega-plugin

Preface

This document describes the functionality provided by the XLD Pega plugin.

See the XL Deploy Reference Manual for background information on XL Deploy and deployment concepts.

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Overview

This XLD Pega plugin is capable of installing PEGA exports (NOT uninstalling!) through the vendor-provided prpcUtils that features an import job. The artifact being imported is a JAR which PEGA code that has been exported from a different PEGA environment.

See vendor documentation for details on the export / import jobs.

Requirements

• Requirements
  • XL Deploy 5.5.0+
  • PEGA 7.2.X, PEGA 7.1.X, PRPC 6.3.X, PRPC 6.2.X, PRPC 6.1.X

Installation

Place the plugin jar file (found on the 'releases' tab above) into your SERVER_HOME/plugins directory.

Usage

Please read the XL Deploy Reference Manual first if you're unfamiliar with XL Deploy. This plugin follows common XL Deploy deployments steps.

Properties defined on the pega.Server type

Properties defined on the deployable (database username and password fields can be used to override the values set on the container, a common pattern in XL Deploy)

Example of output when preparing a deploy

Example of output when doing a deployment

Future work

Document synthetic properties as this plugin proves itself.

Implementation notes

Files of importance:

• custom type definitions
• template for prpcUtils input
• installation script template