APT_CONFIG_FILE filename changed

[durgaps]

I have a project containing around totally 250 jobs which is using the Environment variable APT_CONFIG_FILE. The APT_CONFIG_FILE I am using is named: H3_Dev.apt. Now, it needs to be changed to H3_Upgrade.apt. There is no change to the configurations, its just the file name change. I dont want to open all the jobs one by one and change the value.

One way of doing this is:

Take the export of the jobs in a .dsx file.
Open it in a text editor.
Do a REPLACE ALL from one file name to the other.
Import the jobs back to the project.

Q: Do I need to re-compile the jobs after this operation?


Is there any other way of doing this?

[DSguru2B]

Why do you have to change it in every job? All you need to do is change the environment variable to point to the new file.

[keshav0307]

Durga
you already have any easy way. i did the same thing for a common change in all the job. you don't need to recompile the jobs

[durgaps]

Hi Brian/Keshav,

Thanks for the reply.

I missed this in my previous post. I have another 75 jobs which uses a different configuration file and this needs to be retained. And I have used the APT_CONFIG_FILE environment variable in the Job Parameters window of all the jobs.

I guess the only way is to export the required jobs, do a mass replace for the APT Config filename and then import them back in the project.

Thanks,

[jhmckeever]

Can't you create a symbolic link pointing from the old name to the new name. It's a bit of a fudge but if it were documented and managed it would work OK.

J.

[DSguru2B]

I guess then an export, find and replace and finally import would be the way for you. Otherwise you can purchase Kim's PNav to get this done for you in a much cleaner fashion.