How to set a different local.properties file for one DevTest component

Products

• CA Application Test
• Service Virtualization

Issue/Introduction

The requirement is:

• All DevTest components run in one environment
• Only one DevTest component(Example. VSE) needs to read a different local.properties file. The other components can use the common local.properties file.

 

Environment

All supported DevTest releases.

Resolution

Steps:

1. Copy from local.properties file to local.vse.properties and define special properties for VSE
2. Save local.vse.properties file
3. Open VirtualServiceEnvironment.vmoptions or VirtualServiceEnvironmentService.vmoptions file by text editor and add one line below
   -DLISA_LOCAL_PROPERTIES=[path]/local.vse.properties
4. Save VirtualServiceEnvironment.vmoptions or VirtualServiceEnvironmentService.vmoptions file
5. Restart the VSE