Configuring parameter definitions for applications

This section discusses configuring Parameters for applications in VHQ.

Use this when you need to upload the parameter definition (.vpdx) file for an application so its parameters can be managed in VHQ.

As part of the VHQ parameter management process flow, application developers build a Parameter Definition file that defines all parameters of the application and their attributes.

The Parameter Definition file is an XML file with the .vpdx extension. It defines:

• Names of application parameters, their organization into groups, and default values.
• Name of the parameter file on the device.
• Format and structure of the parameter files on the device.

Configure parameter definitions for an application

1

Open the Applications Library

Go to Device Management > Manage Downloads > Applications Library.

2

Click Configure

Click Configure in the Parameter Definitions column for the selected application. Choose one of three options:

• New: Browse to select and import a new parameter definition file.
• Reuse from other versions: Select the parameter definition file from another version of the application.
• None: No parameter definition file is selected.

3

Browse and select the file

You can view the parameters of the file, but they can't be edited from this screen.

The Parameter Definition file can only be uploaded once.

Example: You imported the parameter definition file for App1 version 1.0. A new version, App1 1.1, becomes available with issue fixes but no parameter changes — you can reuse the parameter definitions already set up for App1 1.0.

Keywords

Also called: parameter definition file, .vpdx. Search terms: reuse from other versions, applications library.