Property file loading process
Initial property is loaded from zJenkins/conf directory called build.properties.
Process flow
- Tools.groovy method loadProperties gets invoked using Zconstants.BUILDPROPS
- Tools.groovy load property PropsFile - List of Property Files to load
- Default property files are DB2Bind, FileTypeMap, LinkEditScanner, System, GlobalAnt
o DB2Bind.properties, is used for DB2 Bind
o FileTypeMap.properties, is script mappings to associate build scripts to source files
o LinkEditScanner.properties, is used to scan LinkEdit control cards
o System.properties, is the core System properties
o GlobalAnt.properties, is variables using mostly in Ant scripts defining directory structures