[midPoint] Use of constants in systemConfiguration object?

[Frédéric Lohier]

Hello Ivan,

I understand the pros/cons between config.xml and systemConfiguration.

To give you some background information, in our case, we are using
Saltstack to automate the deployment of midpoint in multiple environments.
I use a templated version of config.xml using variables for each
environment (DB url, passwords) and I also wanted to configure the instance
name and the header color in the same file in order to avoid templating the
systemconfiguration.xml file in the saltstack project (I want to keep all
midpoint objects in a separated git project).
Since it is not possible for the moment, I will do it through the
post-initial-objects import feature.

Best regards,

-Frederic

On Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 10:33 Ivan Noris <ivan.noris at evolveum.com> wrote:

> Hi Fréderic,
>
> as a matter of fact, both config.xml and System configuration have some
> advantages and disadvantages. For example any change in config.xml requires
> midpoint restart, which is not the case for System configuration. Also in
> case of multi-node deployment, any change in config.xml must be done in all
> nodes, while change of System configuration is repository-centric.
>
> And you can always preconfigure your System configuration using
> post-initial configuration so that it will be loaded when midPoint is
> started for the very first time.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ivan
> On 10. 12. 2019 10:20, Frédéric Lohier wrote:
>
> Hello Pavol,
>
> Thank you, got it!
> This would be very useful to customize deployment information from the
> config.xml file using constants.
>
> -Frederic
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 09:26 Pavol Mederly <mederly at evolveum.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Fréderic,
>>
>> oh, I've found this message right now. :) As I wrote, this could -
>> eventually - work but it's not supported right now.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Pavol Mederly
>> Software developerevolveum.com
>>
>> On 09/12/2019 14:21, Frédéric Lohier wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am trying to make use of the constants as described here, but the
>> systemConfiguration object doesn’t resolve the constant.
>>
>>
>>
>> In midpoint.home/config.xml I have the following :
>>
>>
>>
>> <configuration>
>>
>>   <midpoint>
>>
>>     <constants>
>>
>>       <orgName>Example, Inc.</orgName>
>>
>>     </constants>
>>
>>   </midpoint>
>>
>> </configuration>
>>
>>
>>
>> And in systemConfiguration object I have the following :
>>
>>
>>
>> <systemConfiguration>
>>
>>   <deploymentInformation>
>>
>>     <customerName>
>>
>>       <expression>
>>
>>         <const>orgName</const>
>>
>>       </expression>
>>
>>     </customerName>
>>
>>   </deploymentInformation>
>>
>> </systemConfiguration>
>>
>>
>>
>> Is it supposed to work in the systemConfiguration object ?
>>
>> My deployment is using Midpoint 4.0.1-dist
>>
>>
>>
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