Contexts

A context can be used to define global variables that will be used across different environment templates and resource templates. Config contexts are used in environment or resource templates.

Examples for using Contexts include:

• Platform team wants to provide the option of spinning up instances only in a couple of regions for the QE team. Platform team creates a Context, specifies the allowed regions as part of Input Variables and sets Override Type as Restricted. This Context can then be attached to an Environment Template. The QE team can select from one of the options (for region) when creating the Environment

• Platform team can specify the registry endpoint for pulling container images as an Environment Variable using Context

Create a Context

1. In a project, select Environments > Contexts
2. Select New Config Context
3. Enter a name for the context. Optionally, type a description

1. Select Create

General

The context is created and the General configuration page displays

Setting	Description
Name	Enter a name for the context
Description	Enter a description for the resource. This is optional

Environment Variables

1. Select Environment variables and Add Environment variable
2. Enter an environment key and value. See below for more details about environment keys and values
3. Select Sensitve to obfuscate the information

Setting	Description
Environment Key	Enter the environment key
Value	Enter the value for the environment key
Sensitive	Selecting Sensitive will obfuscate the value so it cannot be read after saving the context

File Paths

1. Select File paths
2. Select Add File Paths
3. Enter a name and base64 encoded content for the file path and data respectively. See below for more details about file path configuration
4. Select Sensitive to obfuscate the information

Setting	Description
Name	Enter a name for the file path
Data	Enter the base64 encoded content
Sensitive	Selecting Sensitive will obfuscate the value so it cannot be read after saving the context

Input Variables

1. Select Variables
2. Select Add Variable
3. Enter a name for the variable. Optionally, type a description
4. Enter the values and select the types for this variable. See below for more details about values and types

Setting	Description
Name	The name of the variable
Description	A brief description of the variable
Value	The variable value. This could be
Value Type	The type of value
-- HCL	Hashicorp configuration language
-- JSON	JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a lightweight data-interchange format
-- Expressions	Expressions are valid units of code that resolve to a value
-- Text	Text value
Override Type	Controls if a user can change a variable or not
-- Allowed	Allows the user to override the value
-- Not Allowed	Does not allow the user to override the value
-- Restricted	Allows the user to override the value by selecting a different, pre-defined value
Restricted Values	If Restricted is selected for the Override Type, enter the values that are allowed
Sensitive	Does not display the value in the UI
Required	The variable is required when using this Context

Select Save to save the context. Click Cancel to close the configuration and go back to the context list

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