8.11.2 External Reference Profile Configuration

To create a new External Reference Profile configuration, click the New Configuration button in the upper left part of the Desktop, and then select External Reference Profile from the menu.

The contents of the menus in the menu bar may change depending on which configuration type that has been opened. The External Reference profile uses the standard menu items and buttons that are visible for all configurations, and these are described in 2.1 Menus and Buttons.

External Reference profile dialog

Setting	Description
External Reference Type	From the drop-down list select the External Reference source type. The following types are available: S3 Properties File - A file on an Amazon Web Service S3 bucket. For more information, refer to 8.11.6 AWS S3 Support for External Reference Profile Properties File - A file on the Platform Container host Environment Variable - Exported environment variables from the Platform's startup shell
Properties File	This field is available when you have selected Properties File in External Reference Type. Enter the path and the name of the properties file.
Local Key	The name of the External Reference in the system.
Properties File Key	The name of the External Reference in the properties file or environment variable.
Value	The current value of the External Reference in the properties file or environment variable. To update the value from the Properties file, use the Refresh button. If values are not displayed, make sure that a properties file is available in the specified path or that the environment variables are set. Note! Environment variables that are set after the Platform starts are not available in the External Reference profile.

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8.11.3 Using External Reference in Workflows