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Blueprints assist users with creating FlexDeploy projects and the associated configuration, accelerating the journey to the ultimate goal - building and deploying software! A blueprint has the understanding of the end goal, and gathers the information necessary to auto-generate the underlying componentry.  

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titlePreferred Source Control

You can select a default Source Control System in the preferences menu.


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titleUsing Git

Checkout Tips and Tricks for deeper Git Integration


If you have already created a connection to your source code repository, select it

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titleDevelopment Environment Only

Keep in mind that the focus of the Blueprint is to get something working quickly.  With that in mind, the blueprint collects information for the Development environment only. You can map and configure as many environments as you wish later.

Enter values for any workflow properties which are required for deployment into the Development environment.  In the image above, several properties are required for this deployment.  Select the target endpoint that this deployment should execute on, or click the Image Modified icon to create a new one.

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titleExisting Endpoint

If an Endpoint already exists for the target Development instance or if the Blueprint is configured to use the same endpoint as selected during Build, it will be selected automatically (and it cannot be changed).  A message will be displayed within the Development Endpoint section similar to one of the following.

Click Next arrow in the left navigation. 

Step 5 - Final Review

The final step is to review the information and generate the project and supporting components.  The project name and project location are derived based on other information provided, but can be changed upon final review if desired.  You can see the source code repository and the source code location that has been selected for the project, the build and deploy workflows that will be created or linked, and the build and deploy environments and instances that will be created or linked within the topology.

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