Learn how to extend the function of HCL Launch.
Programmatically manage processes with PAC language.
Lists the various generic steps that can be used in a process.
Welcome to the HCL Launch 7.3.0 documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use HCL Launch.
This section provides overview and getting started information.
Tutorials and instructions for all experience levels.
An HCL Launch installation consists of the HCL Launch server, a database, and at least one agent.
Learn how to upgrade HCL Launch elements, including the server, agents, and how to migrate data.
Learn how to uninstall an HCL Launch server, or agent.
HCL Launch supports integrations with other IBM® products, products from others, and certain cloud systems.
Learn how to administer settings in HCL Launch elements and communication between the elements.
HCL Launch uses a flexible team-based and role-based security model that maps to your organizational structure.
Modeling software deployment in HCL Launch includes configuring components and component processes and adding those components to applications. Then, you use processes to deploy the components to environments.
Learn how to deploy applications in HCL Launch.
provides several different deployment and security reports.
The HCL plug-ins provide tools for creating component processes and integrations. HCL plug-ins provides plug-ins for several common deployment processes, and others are available to integrate with a wide variety of tools, such as middleware tools, databases, and servers.
Notification templates are the basis for emails that the server sends to users after an event occurs on the server. You can create customized notification templates by modifying the default templates provided, or by creating new templates of your own.
You can use these REST interfaces to automate tasks.
CLI is a command-line interface that provides access to the HCL Launch server. It can be used to find or set properties and to run numerous functions.
Use the PAC language to create HCL Launch processes.
Lists the various application steps that can be used in a process.
Lists the various core component steps that can be used in a process.
The add-process-warning step adds a warning message to the executing process
add-process-warning
The acquire-lock step allows acquisition of a process lock.
acquire-lock
The generic-manual-task step pauses the process until a manual approval is completed. This step is only valid in a generic process.
generic-manual-task
The plugin step allows you to execute a plug-in command. Note that this step is not valid for an application process.
plugin
The run-generic-process step executes a generic process and waits for it to complete.
run-generic-process
The run-generic-process-for-each-affected-resource step executes a generic process for each resource affected by the application process and waits for it to complete. This step is only valid in an application process.
run-generic-process-for-each-affected-resource
The set-final-process-status step that also appears as Set Status in the Web UI, forces the outcome status of a process to success or failure.
set-final-process-status
The shell step is a shortcut for the plugin step that specifies the Shell plug-in and the Shell command. Note that this step is not valid in an application process.
shell
The start step is a pseudo-step that defines the beginning of the process. As it is not a true step, it does not use the step keyword. The only completion condition is success. So, on success is not required or permitted.
start
The switch step allows decision logic in the process. It expands a variable by name or evaluates an expression containing a 'p' expression to a value. Based on the value, one case is selected and its actions are carried out.
switch
Learn how to troubleshoot some common issues with HCL Launch.
