Creating a Group
You can create one or more standalone app properties or group app properties such that they show up in a hierarchy. A group (or hierarchy) consists of a parent node, which is just a label and does not have a data type associated with it. You must create properties within the parent. You can do so in the Application Properties tab. When creating a group, you must add the parent first and then create the app properties under the parent.
Note:
- With the drag option, a standalone property can be rearranged to another location or a property under the group can be moved to another group.
- A group with its nested groups and properties can be dragged to move from one location to another. Also a nested group can be moved up in the hierarchy or to the root level. However, no two groups can have the same name on the same level.
- Group names within an app must be unique. Also, property names within a group must be unique.
- You cannot create a group and an app property with the same name in the same hierarchy.
- Procedure
- Open the app details page and click App Properties.
- Click +Group on the upper-right corner to add the group.
- Click the newly created group name to make it editable and enter a meaningful name for the group. The group gets created. The group is simply a label and cannot be used by itself. So, you must add a group or a property within the group.
- To add a property within the group, hover your mouse cursor to the extreme right of the group until the
+Property button appears in the group row.
- Click the +Property button to add the property and rename it.
- Select a data type for the property and enter a value. Entering a value and selecting a data type is mandatory.
- Save your changes for the newly created property after populating them with the correct value.
The property gets created under the parent.Note: You can even add a nested group under the parent group by clicking +Group in the group row.
- Deploy (or redeploy) the app to Data Plane for the group to be available from the Environment Controls tab in the UI.