MDM Configuration

This article provides an overview of different configuration options for MDM Server.

Before you start, we recommend getting familiar with the solution architecture. See MDM Architecture.

MDM Server configuration

The bulk of configuration is defined in the MDM Server application.properties file. In addition, a number of configuration files is used for specific components, as mapped out in the following table.

Component Configuration file Notes

Component	Configuration file	Notes
MDM Server	`application.properties`
History plugin	`nme-history.gen.xml`	Must be referenced from `application.properties`.
MDM Engine (name in the code: `nme`)	`nme-config.xml`	Must be referenced from `nme-config.xml`. This is also where persistent storage is configured. Tables and columns including pseudocolumns.
MDM Model	`nme-model.gen.xml`	Must be referenced from `nme-config.xml`.
Datasets	`nme-datasets.gen.xml`	Must be referenced from `nme-config.xml`.
Event handlers	`nme-event_handler.gen.xml`	Must be referenced from `nme-config.xml`.
Operation plans	`nme-consolidation-plan.xml`	Must be referenced from `nme-config.xml`.
Version check	`mdm-version.gen.xml`	Must be referenced from `nme-config.xml`.
Batch interface	`nme-batch.gen.xml`	The default file name must not be modified.
Native services	`nme-services.gen.xml`	The default file name must not be modified.
Executor	`nme-executor.xml`	The default file name must not be modified.
Task configuration	`nme-task.gen.xml`	The default file name must not be modified.
Streaming interface	`nme-stream.gen.xml`	The default file name must not be modified. Must be referenced from the `application.properties` file.
Security and audit	`nme-security.xml`	The default file name must not be modified. Must be referenced from the `application.properties` file.
Embedded Runtime Server configuration	`mdm.serverConfig`	Available only in self-managed deployments. See Server Setup. In cloud deployments, only some elements are available for configuration, as described in MDM Custom Ataccama Cloud Deployment and MDM Project Local Server Configuration Testing.
`mdm.runtimeConfig`	Project-specific runtime settings, such as path variables, connections to data sources and servers. See Project-Specific Configuration.

MDM Server

application.properties

History plugin

nme-history.gen.xml

Must be referenced from application.properties.

MDM Engine (name in the code: nme)

nme-config.xml