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OpenMake Meister |
- OpenMake Meister® 7.5 – fast, Intelligent and repeatable software builds
- Meister Setup and Installation
- Meister Installation Check-list
- Performing the Install
- Knowledgebase Server as a Windows Service
- Connecting to the PostgreSQL Database
- Connecting to an Oracle Database
- Initial Login
- Changing the Configuration
- Migrating KB Server Metadata to another KB Server
- Synchronizing Knowledgebase Servers
- Switching to the Community Knowledgebase
- Installing Meister as an Eclipse Plug-in
- Upgrading the Client
- Upgrading the Knowledgebase Server
- Uninstalling Meister
- Meister Installation Check-list
- Contact Support
- Tutorials
- Meister Architecture
- Build and CI Procedures and Usage
- Managing Users and Groups
- Reports and Logs
- Accessing the Management Control Console
- OpenMake Meister Continuous Integration and Workflow Management
- Remote Agents for Distributed Processing
- Continuous Integration for Agile Teams
- OpenMake Meister for Intelligent Builds
- OpenMake Meister for z/OS
- 667 keyword(s) found.
- $(BUILD_DATE)
- $(BUILD_DIRECTORY)
- $(BUILD_TIME)
- $(JOB_LABEL)
- $(JOB_NAME)
- $(JOB_NUMBER)
- $(LOG_URL)
- $(MACHINE_NAME)
- $(USER_NAME)
- $AllDeps
- .Net
- .NET and "Project" Dependency Directories
- Accelerating Workflows
- Accelerating Your Builds with Meister
- access privileges
- Accessing the Management Control Console
- AccuRev
- Activating Build Avoidance
- Activating Parallelized Build Processing
- Activities Tab Screen
- adding
- Adding a New Dependency Directory List Name
- Adding Activities to a Workflow Service
- Adding and Deleting Projects
- Adding Directories to your Dependency Directory List
- Adding or Removing Users from Groups
- Adding Server Pools
- Adding Targets to Your Project
- Adding Users
- Adding Workflow Activities
- Adding Workflow Services to a Workflow
- Administrator
- Administrator Group Access Privileges
- Advanced Workflow Features
- Ant and Java Build Methods
- Ant File Locations
- Ant Javac Tasks
- Ant RMIC Tasks
- Apache Archiva Repository
- Application Developer plug-in
- Archiva Configuration
- Assign Pools
- assigning
- Assigning Remote Agents to the Server Pool
- Automatically Generating Your Java Targets
- Automating Your Compile and Link Process
- Batch Build Logs
- Bill of Materials (BoM) reporting
- bldmake
- bldmake options
- Borland Build Methods
- Borland StarTeam
- Bourne Shell
- Build and CI Procedures and Usage
- Build Audits with Build Forensics
- Build Avoidance
- Build Commands
- Build Control File Syntax
- Build Control Files
- Build Control files (BCF's)
- Build Loops
- Build Machine
- Build Management
- Build Options
- Build Rules
- Build Server as a Windows Service
- Build Service Attributes
- Build Services Options
- Build Task
- Build Types
- Build Types and Methods
- Building Targets Using ISPF
- Building z/OS Targets using the Web Client
- builds
- Builds, Activities and Workflows
- CA
- case sensitivity
- Central Logging
- Chaining Workflow Activities
- Changing the Configuration
- Changing the Status of your Workflow
- CheckStyle
- Choosing a Pre-Defined Build Service
- CleanPath()
- CleanSearchPath(@list_of_directories)
- Compilers
- Components of Workflow Management
- Configure Global Environment Variable Section
- Configure Server Pool Environment Variables Section
- Configure Tab Screen
- Configure Workflow Activity Environment Variables Section
- configuring
- Configuring Microsoft Team Build
- Configuring Remote Agents for Load Balancing
- Configuring the C and C++ Eclipse Project Properties
- Configuring the Eclipse C Development Tools (CDT) Integration
- Configuring Workflow Activities
- Configuring Your Build Environment for Parallelized Builds
- Configuring Your Build Project
- Configuring your Continuous Integration
- Configuring your Workflow to use Parallelized Mode
- Connecting to an Oracle Database
- Connecting to the PostgreSQL Database
- Contact Support
- Continuous Integration
- Continuous Integration and Workflow Loops
- Continuous Integration for Agile Teams
- Continuous Integration Tab Screen
- CopyExcludeLocal( $TargetDeps, $RelDeps, $toDir, @excludeExtensions )
- Copying Targets
- CopyLocal( $FullPathDeps, $RelDeps, $toDir )
- count()
- Crap4J
- Create and Edit Your Workflow
- Creating a Java War Target
- Creating a Workflow Service
- Creating and Managing Targets
- Creating Groups
- Creating Mainframe Targets
- Creating Microsoft .NET 2003 Targets Without the Add-in
- Creating Microsoft 6.x Visual Basic Targets Without the Add-in
- Creating Microsoft Visual Studio 6.x C/C++ Targets Without the Add-in
- Creating Microsoft Visual Studio and .Net Targets Manually
- Creating Targets for C/C++ with the Eclipse CDT
- Creating Targets for Java IDEs and Developer Tools
- Creating Targets for the Microsoft Visual Studio and .Net IDEs
- Creating the C and C++ Eclipse Project Makefile
- Creating Your Build Service
- Creating Your Custom Build Services
- Custom Access Privileges
- Custom Workflow Activity Plug-ins
- customizing
- Customizing File Type Extensions
- Customizing the Build Status Values
- Customizing z/OS Scripts for New Types
- CVS
- Dataset Names and Build Rules
- Dataset Naming Conventions
- debug or release
- debugging
- Default Administrator Group
- Default File Type Extension
- Default User Group
- Defined User Privileges Report
- defining
- Defining a Private Pre-commit Workflow
- Defining Datasets Names
- Defining Dependency Directories to Support Pre-commit Builds
- Defining J2EE Deployment Descriptor Targets
- Defining Multi-Platform or Cross Language Workflows
- Defining Nested or Reusable Workflows
- Defining Targets
- Defining Workflows for Local Continuous Integration
- Defining Workflows for Team Continuous Integration
- Defining Your Program
- Defining z/OS TGTs using ISPF
- deleting
- Deleting Users
- dependencies
- Dependency Directory Usage by Project
- Dependency Scanning with OOMLOM
- Dependency Table
- Detail Attributes
- Determining the Value of OMSUBMIT_MAX_USER_PROC
- Determining User Group Assignments
- DevOps from the Web Client
- directories
- Distributed Workload Processing
- Distributed Workload Processing and Multi-platform Workflows
- Distributing the Workload of the Workflow across multiple Server Pools
- Doxygen
- Eclipse Plug-in Dependency Directories
- Eclipse RCP
- Edit Flag Detail
- Editing Targets
- Email Notifications in Your Workflow
- Emma
- Enabling and Modifying LDAP Configurations Using ompw
- Enhancing Your Continuous Integration Builds with Meister Build Services
- Environment Variables
- Environment Variables Needed for Java Builds
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- Errors and Warnings
- Example Label Search Paths
- Example Life Cycle Search Paths
- Exclude( $pattern, @inlist )
- Execute Build Tasks
- Execute Settings Section
- Executing Builds
- Executing Builds on z/OS
- Executing on Demand Workflows from the Management Console
- Executing Pre-commit Builds Outside of Your IDE
- Executing Workflows on a UNIX Platform
- Executing your Build Definition
- Executing Your First Meister Build
- ExitScript( $RC, @doomedFiles )
- Features of Meister for z/OS
- file extensions
- Filter Workflows
- Filtering and Organizing Your Workflows
- FindBugs
- FindFlag( $flagString, @possibleFlags )
- First Found Dependency
- FirstFoundInPath
- Footprinting
- Footprinting - Embedding the DNA
- GenerateBillofMat( $BillofMat, $BillofMatRpt, $TargetFile )
- Generated Build Control Files
- GenerateFootPrint($FootPrint,$TargetFile,$FPSource,$FPObject,$CompilerFound,$FPCompilerArguments )
- Generating Build Scripts
- Generating Microsoft 2005, 2008 and 2010 Targets using the Add-In
- Generating Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Targets
- Generating Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Targets
- Generating Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Targets
- Generating Targets using omNet
- get()
- get(), getDP()
- getAbsolute()
- getAbsolute, getAbsolute($anchor_dir)
- getAbsoluteList, getAbsoluteList($anchor_dir)
- getAnchor()
- GetAnt
- GetAntIncludeXML ( @items )
- getBuildTaskFiles( $BuildTask, $OptionGroup, $all)
- getBuildTaskOption( $option_name, $build_task, $option_group)
- getBuildTaskOptions( $build_task, $option_group)
- getBuildTasks
- GetClasses ( $TargetDeps )
- GetClassPath ( $TargetDeps )
- GetCompiler, get_compiler
- getDPF()
- getDPFE(), get()
- getEscaped()
- getEscapedList()
- getEscapedPath()
- getEscapedQuoted()
- getEscapedQuotedList(), getQuotedEscapedList()
- GetExcludes( $Defines )
- getExt( @ExtensionList )
- getExt(), getE()
- getExtension()
- getExtList( @ExtensionList)
- getExtQuoted( @ExtensionList )
- getExtQuotedList
- getF()
- getFile(), getFE()
- GetFlag( $flagString, @possibleFlags );
- getJavacEscaped(), getJEscaped()
- getJEscaped()
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Changing the Configuration
Additional features can be installed and configured by using the Preference pages. The defaults will enable most users to execute without issues. The configuration would be changed when the following occur:
o Knowledgebase Server or Remote Agent will not start due to a TCP/IP Port Conflict
o Enabling the PostgreSQL Database
o Location of Java Runtime has changed
o Host name of the machine is incorrect or needs to be a fully qualified domain name
o Email communication needs to be configured
o Enabling LDAP or http Authentication to the Knowledgebase Server
o Location of Perl has changed
o Knowledgebase Server URL has changed
o Debug needs to be enabled
Perform the following to change the configuration:
Table SI-4 Opening the Preference Pages
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Step |
Action |
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1 |
Launch DDS |
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2 |
Go to, Window > Preferences |
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3 |
Expand the Openmake item and select Machine |
The Machine Preference page is defined as follows:
Table SI-5 Machine Preference Page
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Field |
Description |
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Host Name |
The host name of the machine that is running Meister, Knowledgebase Server or Remote Agent. Client machines will connect the Knowledgebase Server or Remote Agent using this name. |
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Global Install Directory |
This is the location of the install. |
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JRE Directory |
This is the location of the Java Runtime Environment that the Knowledgebase and Remote Agents will run under. |
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This machine runs as a… |
Knowledgebase Server – enables the Knowledgebase Server to be installed
Remote Agent – enables the Remote Agent to be installed |
Table SI-6 KB Server Tab
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Field |
Description |
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Installation Directory |
Directory in which the Knowledgebase Server is installed. |
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KB Server Port |
Port number that the Knowledgebase Server will listen for client on. |
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Build Manager Server Port Number |
Port number that the Knowledgebase Server will listen on for the Workflow Monitors. |
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Database Driver |
This is used for the PostgreSQL database. The value is defaulted to and should be org.Postgresql.Driver |
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Database Name |
This is used for the PostgreSQL database. The value is defaulted to and should be: jdbc:Postgresql:postgres |
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Database UserID |
This is used for the PostgreSQL database. The value should be set to a user id that has a security setting with the ability to create and replace objects in the database. |
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Database Password |
This is used for the User ID defined to the PostgreSQL database. |
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Run in Debug Mode |
Turn on debugging for the Knowledgebase |
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Server Format |
Type of Application Server used for the Knowledgebase Server. Keep set to Standard. |
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Service Name |
Name of the Windows Service |
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Server Start Command Prefix |
Command used to start the server |
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Server Stop Command Prefix |
Command used to stop the server |
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Restart the KB Server |
This button will issue a Stop Command and then a Start Command to restart the Knowledgebase Server |
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Update the KB Server Service |
This button will update the Windows Service in the Windows Registry |
Table SI-7 Email Tab
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Field |
Description |
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Email Server |
Name of the SMTP server to use for sending outgoing emails |
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Email Port |
Port for the SMTP server, defaults to 25 |
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Uses Login |
Check this if the SMTP server requires a login to send email |
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Email Login |
Login user ID for the SMTP server |
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Uses Password |
Check this if the SMTP server requires a password for the login |
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Email Password |
Password for the SMTP user ID |
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Uses SSL |
Check this if the SMTP server requires an SSL connection |
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Return Email Address |
Reply To: email address for email sent by the Knowledgebase Server |
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Email Display Name |
The display name for email sent by the Knowledgebase Server |
Table SI-8 KB Security Tab
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Field |
Description |
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Uses HTTP Auth |
Check this if the Knowledgebase Server will use a separate URL to validate user IDs that access the Knowledgebase Server via a Web Browser |
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HTTP Auth Dir |
Openmake Http Authentication Directory - This is the directory that will hold the index.shtml file and applet libraries once the Knowledgebase Server has been initialized. o The directory must be located on the machine running Tomcat o The directory must be able to be secured using standard HTTP authentication mechanisms
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Use LDAP |
Check this if the Knowledgebase Server will interact with an LDAP Server to manage Users and Groups |
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LDAP URL |
URL to connect to the LDAP Server |
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LDAP Auth Type |
Authentication Type the is required by the LDAP Server Values are: simple, heavy, or none |
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LDAP ID |
Distinguished Name of the user with write privileges for the Openmake group on your LDAP server |
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LDAP Password |
Password for the LDAP ID defined above |
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LDAP Sync |
Interval to sync the Knowledgebase with the LDAP Server |
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LDAP Admin Group |
The Distinct Name for the Group associated with Admin Privileges on Openmake. |
Table SI-9 Remote Agent Tab
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Field |
Description |
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Installation Directory |
Directory in which the Remote Agent is installed. |
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Remote Agent Port |
Port number on which the Remote Agent will listen for remote builds. |
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Run in Debug Mode |
Turn on the Remote Agent debug output |
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KB Server |
The host name of the Knowledgebase Server |
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KB Port |
The port number the Knowledgebase Server is listening on |
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Host Alias |
Alternate name for the Remote Agent |
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Local Mode |
True or False. True for running scheduled builds on local machine. False if running Remote Builds. Requires an updated license. |
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RBS Service Name |
Name of the Windows Service |
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Server Start Command Prefix |
Command used to start the server |
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Server Stop Command Prefix |
Command used to stop the server |
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Restart the RBS |
This button will issue a Stop Command and then a Start Command to restart the Remote Agent |
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Update the RBS Server Service |
This button will update the Windows Service in the Windows Registry |
Table SI-10 Client Tab
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Field |
Description |
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Installation Directory |
Directory in which the Client is installed. |
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PATH |
Path statement for the machine. Must contain the <install root>\client\bin directory. |
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OPENMAKE_SERVER |
The URL of the Knowledgebase Server. https://<KB Server Host Name>:<KB Server Port>/openmake |
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Perl Version |
Version of Perl found in the PATH |
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PERLLIB |
The PERLLIB environment variable. Must contain <install root>\client\perl\lib |
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JAVA_HOME |
The default value of the JAVA_HOME environment variable that workflows will use. This may be left blank. Any value here can be overridden by setting JAVA_HOME in the configuration section of individual workflows and activities. |
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Java Version |
Version of Java found in the Path |
*Note: After making any changes to the Machine Preferences click Apply or OK and then restart the application.
These values from the Machine configuration are stored in the following files:
%APPDATA%\openmake\omenvironment.properties – for Windows
$HOME/.openmake/omenvironemt.properies – for Unix
<install root>/client/buildserver/rbs_startup.xml
<install root>/client/buildserver/rbs.ini
<install root>/kbserver/kbs.ini
<install root>/kbserver/tomcat/webapps/openmake.ear/openmake.war/WEB-INF/web.xml
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