Other Ways to Define Build Parameters

In addition to defining Configuration and Build Parameters in Build Configuration settings, there are other ways to define them:

• To define properties for all project's build configurations that use the same VCS root, you can create a text file named teamcity.default.properties, and check it into the VCS root. Ensure the file appears directly in the build working directory by specifying appropriate Configuring VCS Settings. The name and path to the file can be customized via the teamcity.default.properties property of a build configuration. Properties defined this way are not visible in the TeamCity web UI, but are passed directly to the build process.

• To define agent-specific properties edit the Build Agent's buildAgent.properties file (<agent home>/conf/buildAgent.properties). Refer to the Predefined Build Parameters page for more information.

When defining system properties and environment variables in teamcity.default.properties or buildAgent.properties file use the following format:

[env|system].<property_name>=<property_value>

For example: env.CATALINA_HOME=C:\tomcat_6.0.13