Creating components from Subversion

Subversion is a source-code management system.

Before you begin

Install the Subversion client on the HCL Launch server. For example, on Linux™, you can use the package manager to install Subversion with a command that is similar to these examples:

yum install subversion

apt-get install subversion

zypper install subversion

All Subversion server configurations are supported.

Procedure

In HCL Launch, click Components, and then click Create Component.
In the Create Component window, specify a name and description for the component.
In the Teams fields, specify the access information for the new component.
To use a template for the new component, select a template from the Template list.
In this case, the component inherits source configuration, properties, and processes from the template. For information about templates, see Component templates.
In the Source Configuration Type list, select Subversion.
Specify the following parameters for the component:
Repository URL
The location of the Subversion repository, such as
```
http://svn.example.com/svn/myrepository
```
Watch for tags

Select this check box to use tags as the basis for new component versions.

Includes

A list of file patterns to include in the component. Separate each pattern with a carriage return.

Excludes

A list of file patterns to exclude from the component. Separate each pattern with a carriage return.

User

The user name for the repository.

Password

The password for the repository.

SVN Path

The path to the svn executable file on the HCL Launch server. If you added the executable file to the system PATH variable, you can specify the name of the executable file, such as svn. If you did not add the executable file to the system PATH variable, specify the complete path, such as /usr/bin/svn.

Preserve Execute Permissions

For Linux™ and UNIX™ operating systems, select this check box to retain the execute permissions for each file.

Extensions of files to Convert
If text-type files must be converted into another character set, type the list of file extensions to be converted. Matching file types are converted into the default or system character set of the system where the agent is located. Separate list items with commas, for example:
```
txt,log,ini,sh
```
Proxy Hostname

If you connect to the Subversion repository through a proxy server, specify the host name or IP address of the proxy server.

Proxy Port Number

Specify the port number that is used by the proxy server for client connections.

Proxy Username

If the proxy server requires authentication, specify the user name.

Proxy Password

If the proxy server requires authentication, specify the password.

Import Versions Automatically

Select this check box to check for new versions periodically and to import new versions automatically. If you do not import versions automatically, you can import versions manually by clicking Components > selected component > Versions and then clicking Import New Versions.

Copy to CodeStation

This option, which is selected by default, creates tamper-protected copies of the artifacts and stores them in the embedded artifact management system, CodeStation. If the check box is cleared, only metadata about the artifacts is imported. In most cases, keep this check box selected. The default for this setting is in the system setting Components copy to CodeStation by default. For more information, see Server settings.

Default Version Type

Specify how to import versions into CodeStation:

Full

Each version is comprehensive and contains all artifacts.

Incremental

Each version contains a subset of artifacts.

Use the system's default version import agent/tag

If this parameter is selected, the agent or tag that you specified on the System Settings page is used to import component artifacts. Agents must have access to the system where the artifacts are located. For more information, see Server settings.

Import new component versions using a single agent

If this parameter is selected, use the Agent for Version Imports field to identify the agent that is used to import artifacts into the component. The agent must have access to the system where the artifacts are located. To import artifacts from where the server is located, install an agent in the same location and specify that agent.

Import new component versions using any agent with the specified tag

If this parameter is selected, use the Agent Tag for Version Imports field to identify the tag that is used to select agents to import artifacts into the component. All tagged agents must have access to the system where the artifacts are located.

Use Default Artifact Cleanup Settings

To apply the component version cleanup settings that are specified on the System Settings page, select the Use Default Artifact Cleanup Settings check box. If this check box is cleared, you must specify how long to keep component versions. For more information about cleaning up component versions, see Cleaning up component versions.

Run Process after a Version is Created

To automatically run a process after versions are imported, select this check box, and then specify an application process and an environment for the process. The process runs only when the version is imported automatically, not when you import versions manually. Similarly, the process does not run when you create versions with the REST API or the udclient command. If the automatic version import finds multiple versions, the process runs only once.
Click Save.

Results

The new component is listed on the Components page. The Versions tab shows the available versions of the component. If you selected the Import Versions Automatically check box, versions are displayed automatically. Otherwise, click Import New Versions to show the available versions. Depending on the number and size of the artifacts, it might take time before the versions are displayed. To see the artifacts in the component, click a component version.

What to do next

Create processes for the component. See Creating component processes.