Change the server variables in the server alias

The definition of server variables allows you to store information about connection strings to external sources in the server alias configuration. Storing the information about the connection strings in the server alias configuration instead of directly defining them in the configuration eases the propagation of changes.

Server variable names can be added to the following configurations. They will be substituted at runtime with the value of the server variable defined in the server alias configuration of the Alfabet component.

• Connection strings to external data sources.
• URLs defined for dynamic Web links.
• URLs defined for external reports.
• Value definitions for XML attributes defining connections to external systems in the XML objects for the configuration of the interfaces to external systems. This applies to all XML objects located in Alfabet Expand in the Presentation tab in the subfolder Integration Solutions of the XML Objects folder.

Server variables can be set directly in the server alias editor, remotely via AlfaAdministratorConsole.exe with direct access to the server alias configuration file, via a RESTful service call, or via an external editor that encrypts the server variables without direct access to the server alias configuration.