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Extending product function
Learn how to extend the function of HCL Launch.
REST API reference
You can use these REST interfaces to automate tasks.
REST commands for the HCL Launch server
The following list shows the commands that are available for the HCL Launch server.
systemConfiguration resource
Set a system property
System properties behave like global variables for the server.

Extending product function
Learn how to extend the function of HCL Launch.
- Plug-ins
  The HCL plug-ins provide tools for creating component processes and integrations. HCL plug-ins provides plug-ins for several common deployment processes, and others are available to integrate with a wide variety of tools, such as middleware tools, databases, and servers.
- Creating notification templates
  Notification templates are the basis for emails that the server sends to users after an event occurs on the server. You can create customized notification templates by modifying the default templates provided, or by creating new templates of your own.
- REST API reference
  You can use these REST interfaces to automate tasks.
  - Running REST commands
    Many different programs can run REST commands. To run the command, you call a method on a REST resource and pass parameters or a request in JSON format.
  - Examples of REST API commands
    Many REST and command-line client commands have examples in their help topics. A few more examples using various programming languages and scenarios are provided here. The commands are similar for the server.
  - Authenticating for REST commands
    The way that you authenticate to run REST commands depends on how the server is set up and the tool that you are using to run the commands.
  - Deploying applications by using REST commands: An example
    The following example describes how to use the REST commands to deploy an application.
  - REST commands for the HCL Launch server
    The following list shows the commands that are available for the HCL Launch server.
    - agentCLI resource
    - agentPool resource
    - application resource
    - applicationProcess resource
    - applicationProcessRequest resource
      Resources for requesting application processes.
    - applicationTemplate resource
    - approval/task resource
    - authenticationRealm resource
    - component resource
    - componentProcess resource
    - componentProcessRequest resource
    - componentTemplate resource
    - deploymentTrigger resource
    - environment resource
    - environmentTemplate resource
    - frontendServer resource
    - group resource
    - inventory resource
    - javaPackage resource
    - login resource
    - process resource
    - processRequest resource
    - relay resource
    - resource resource
    - resourceTemplate resource
    - snapshot resource
    - sshInstallAgent resource
    - status resource
    - systemConfiguration resource
      - Get the value of a system property
      - List system configuration properties
        These properties are available on the System Settings page of the server.
      - List system properties
        This command returns a JSONArray representation of the system properties, which behave like global variables for the server.
      - Set a system property
        System properties behave like global variables for the server.
      - Update the system configuration
        Use this command to set any of the properties on the System Settings page of the server. The JSON template for this command lists all of the properties that you can change, but you can omit properties that you are not changing.
    - tags resource
    - team resource
    - teamsecurity resource
    - user resource
    - version resource
    - webhookTemplate resource
    - workflowTrace resource
- Command-line client (CLI) reference
  CLI is a command-line interface that provides access to the HCL Launch server. It can be used to find or set properties and to run numerous functions.
- Process-as-code feature
  Programmatically manage processes with PAC language.

Set a system property

System properties behave like global variables for the server.

Request

PUT https://{hostname}:{port}
    /cli/systemConfiguration/propValue
Accept: application/json

Table 1. Header parameters
Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Accept	`application/json`	true

This command takes a JSON request string or file. Use the following template for the request:

{
  "description": "The description of the property 
  (optional)",
  "isSecure": "Whether the property is secure; the default 
  is the current state of the property, or false if the 
  property is not yet specified (optional)",
  "label": "The label of the property (optional)",
  "name": "Name of the property",
  "value": "Value of the property (optional)"
}

Example response

{
  "id": "f3bec2ee-3f3e-461f-b5b0-e844efafbdbe",
  "name": "System property 1",
  "value": "value001",
  "secure": false
}

Related CLI command: setSystemProperty.