Usage

To use the Artifactory plug-in, you must create resources and define a deployment process.

For additional information on using Artifactory and DevOps Deploy, see Integrating Artifactory with IBM DevOps Deploy

Before you begin

The IBM DevOps Deploy agent must be installed on the target system where the artifacts is to be downloaded.

Using the Artifactory plug-in

Complete the following steps to create resources and define a deployment process.

1. To download the files that are imported from Artifactory to the agent computer, define a resource for the agent.
2. Add the agent to the new resource group.

• Hover over the row for the resource group, click Actions, and then select Add agent.

3. Create components for the resources. The component process can include any of the plug-in steps: Download version (Maven build), Download version (non-Maven build) or Download NuGet package.
4. Add the components to the resources.

• Navigate to the resource.
• Click Actions >Add Component.
• Select the component to use.

5. Create the application.

• Navigate to Applications.
• If an application does not exist, click Create New Application. You can also use an existing application.
• Enter an application name, and then click Save.
• Click the Components tab, then add the component that you created previously.

6. Create an application environment.

• On the Resources page, click Create New Environment.
• Enter an environment name, and then click Save.
• Navigate to the environment editor page.
• Click the environment name, and then click Add Base Resource. Select the group that you created previously.

7. Create an application process.

• Click the Processes tab.
• Add a deploy step.
• Drag the Install Component step to the process editor.

• Select the component that you created for the resource.
• Select the process for the component. For example, select Download My Maven package from Artifactory.

• Click Save to save the process.

8. Run the process to test the new component.