Understanding the RPD configuration file

The RPD configuration file consists of information to replace variables, connection pool users, datasources and passwords within the RPD.  An example file is below:

An issue was discovered in the 4.0.3.16 version, and is believed to affect all previous versions. This issue causes difficulty to some customers when performing replacements on RPD datasources. Please upgrade to a version later than 4.0.3.16 to receive the fix.

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#Property Replacement File
# The format is
# What Type of Replacement:Name Key=Value

connectionpool_ds:BSC=${{OBI_BSC_DSN}}
connectionpool_user:BSC=${{OBI_BSC_USER}}
connectionpool_pass:BSC=${{OBI_BSC_PASSWORD}}

#You can also replace variable values like this:
#variable:name:value
variable:BI_EE_HOME=${{FD_ORACLE_BI_HOME}}


The Red text above is the property type.  The property types in the table below are the available options to replace in the RPD.

Property TypeDescription
variableIndicates this line is to replace an RPD variable value.
connectionpool_userIndicates this line is to replace a connection pool user.
connectionpool_dsIndicates this line is to replace a connection pool datasource.
connectionpool_passIndicates this line is to replace a connection pool password.



The Green text above is the property key.  In this case this will either be the variable name or the connection pool name which you want to edit.

The Purple text above is the value to be replaced as the datasource reference on deployment. 

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