Importing Parameter Definitions for Applications

As part of the VHQ Parameter Management process flow, the Application developers need to build a Parameter Definition file that defines all Parameters of the Application and their attributes.

Parameter Definition File is an XML file with the extension .vpdx.

This file defines:

1. Names of Application Parameters, their organization into groups and default value.
2. Name of the Parameter file on the Device.
3. Format and structure of the Parameter files on the Device.

For more details about the Parameter Definition File, refer to the Parameter Form File section.

To configure parameter definitions for application:

1. Go to Device Management > Manage Downloads > Applications Library.
2. Select the application and click Configure link in Parameter Definitions column for the respective application.

NOTE: The Parameter Definition File can only be uploaded once.(Current Implementation)

1. The Parameter Definition File for Applications provides three options:
   1. New: Select this option to select and import a new Parameter Definition file. Browse to select the parameter definition file.
   2. Reuse from other versions: Select this option to select Parameter Definition file from other versions of the selected application.
   3. None: Indicates no parameter definition file is selected.

EXAMPLE: The user has imported Parameter definition file for Application App1 version 1.0. Now there is a new version of the Application available App1 1.1. App1 1.1 has some issue fixes and there are no changes to the Parameters. In this case, you can reuse the Parameter definitions which were already set up for App1 1.0.

1. Click Browse to select the parameter definition file.
2. Click View Parameters link to view the parameter name and the parameter default value.
3. Click OK to proceed and Save to apply the changes.