Creating a dynamic system setting

Add a dynamic system settings rule to change default system behavior. For example, by default, encryption and authentication are not enabled for communication among search nodes. To enable encryption, create the indexing/distributed/enable_inter_node_encryption dynamic system setting and set it to true.

1. In the header of Dev Studio, click Create > SysAdmin > Dynamic System Settings.
2. Enter a short description.
3. Enter the Owning Ruleset.
   For example: Pega-RULES
   If no ruleset is associated with the data instance, when the data instance is saved, the system assigns a ruleset from the current application, which assists with application packaging.
4. In the Setting Purpose field, enter the name of the setting.
   For example: indexing/distributed/enable_inter_node_encryption, where the key structure has the following components:

   • File type – Specifies the kind of setting for the instance.
     • prconfig – Used for prconfig.xml settings.
     • properties – Used for prbootstrap.properties settings.
     • blank (no value entered) – Used for unspecified Data-Admin-System-Settings.
   • Setting name – Specifies the name of the setting and can include long strings that are divided by slashes or periods.
   • Node classification – Specifies the node classification for the instance. For prconfig.xml settings, use default. For example, the prconfig.xml setting asyncservices/enable as a dynamic system setting is prconfig/asyncservices/enable/default.
5. Click Create and open.
6. In the Value field, enter the value for the setting.
   For example: 

   • true for a Boolean value
   • 100 timeout value
7. Click Save.