A Target Group represents a software technology running in one or more Environments, that supports builds, deployments, test, or utility executions. Individual Target for build or deployment is represented by mapping of Target Group and Environment.
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To view the list of Target Groups defined within FlexDeploy, select Topology from the menu, and choose the Target Groups tab.
By default, all active Target Groups are displayed in the search results.
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To refine the search results, type all or part of the Target Group name into the Search box, and the list will automatically filter. Uncheck the Active checkbox or click the disabled to show the inactive Target Groups as well.
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Creating or Editing Target Groups
To create a Target Group for either build or deploy click the plus button, click the Create button in the top right. To edit a Target Group, click on the … of an existing Target Group row from in the list.
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Enter values for the following fields.
Field Name | Required | Description | |||
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Target Group Id | N/A | System generated identifier (read-only). | |||
Target Group CodeName | Yes | Short Long display name for the Target Group.Target Group Name | |||
Code | Yes | Long display Short name for the Target Group. | Group | No | An optional group identifier which can be useful when searching for Target Groups. |
SubGroup | No | An optional subgroup identifier which can be useful when searching for Target Groups. | |||
Description | No | A description of the Target Group. | |||
Deployment Target Group Permissions | Yes | Whether the Target Groupcan be deployed to. Defaults to "Yes"No | You can toggle a slider to override the default permissions. This allows you to give your EBS team lead group permission to modify the EBS target group, and not to any other groups if you desired. | ||
Active | Yes | Whether or not the Target Group is active in the system. Defaults to "Yes". |
Click the next tab row to associate see the Environments to associated to this Target Group .
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Click and drag environments from the list in the right pane to the main pane to associate them to this Target Group. To disassociate environments from the Target Group, drag them back from the main pane to the list on the right. If you already associated the Target Group to one or more environments using the Environment Wizard you will notice that the association is already created.
Click the next tab for associating workflows to this Target Group. By associating workflows to the Target Group, you are indicating that any user-defined workflow properties need to be configured for this Target Group across all selected environments (for Target-scoped properties) or all referencing projects (for project-scoped properties). See the Workflows chapter for details on creating workflow properties.
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Click and drag workflows from the list in the right pane to the main pane to associate them to this and get to the properties and endpoints of each.
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Click the + Environments drop down to add an additional Environment to the Target Group. To disassociate workflows environments from the Target Group, drag the workflow back to the list click the X on the right.
Click the next tab to associate plugin operations to this Target Group. By associating plugin operations to the Target Group, you are indicating that any environment Target Group scoped properties defined for those plugin operations need to be configured for the Target Group across all selected environments. Likewise, any projects which reference the Target Group must define any associated project-scoped properties. In order to find specific plugin operations, type in Filter... text box and available Plugin Operations will be filtered accordingly.
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Click and drag plugin operations from the list in the right pane to the main pane to associate them to this Target Group. To disassociate plugin operations from the Target Group, drag the plugin operation back to the list on the right. Associated plugins give properties to the Target Group which are then configured on the Topology Overview page.
Click the Save button to save the changes to the Target Group and return to the list of Target Groups. Optionally click the Apply button to save the changes, but remain on the current screen until the Cancel button is clicked.
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Before version 6.5, an additional step to associate Workflows and Plugin operations was necessary to connect available properties to targets, but this is automated in version 6.5.
All changes on this screen take effect immediately.
Inactivating/Activating and Deleting Target Groups
To inactivate an Target Group at any time, click the Active link on the desired Target Group, and it will toggle to Inactive. This will hide that Target Group after leaving the screen, until the Active checkbox is unchecked. To reactivate a Target Group, click the Inactive link and it will toggle back to Active.
Post-Refresh
Post Refresh Request enables a Target Group in an environment to be refreshed to its original state after that Target Group has been cloned from another environment.
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Only Target Groups that aren’t in use can be inactivated or deleted.