Additional Settings for Maven/Gradle/Ivy/SBT Virtual Repositories

In addition to the basic settings that are common for all virtual repositories, there are specific settings for the following package types;

Maven
GradleWorking with Gradle
IvyWorking with Ivy
SBT

Field	Description
Cleanup Repository References in POMs	This setting provides the ability to ensure Artifactory is the sole provider of artifacts in the system by automatically cleaning up the POM (Project Object Model) file. The POM is the XML file that contains configuration and build information about a Maven project. Available options include: Discard active references (default): Removes repository elements that are declared directly under the project or under a profile in the same POM that is `activeByDefault`. Discard any reference: Removes all repository elements regardless of whether they are included in an active profile or not. Nothing: Does not remove any repository elements declared in the POM.
Key-Pair	Defines a named key-pair to use for signing artifacts automatically.
Force Authentication	Select this option to require the use of basic authentication credentials to use this repository. This setting is relevant for Maven virtual repositories only.

Field

Description

Cleanup Repository References in POMs

This setting provides the ability to ensure Artifactory is the sole provider of artifacts in the system by automatically cleaning up the POM (Project Object Model) file. The POM is the XML file that contains configuration and build information about a Maven project.

Available options include:

Discard active references (default): Removes repository elements that are declared directly under the project or under a profile in the same POM that is activeByDefault.
Discard any reference: Removes all repository elements regardless of whether they are included in an active profile or not.
Nothing: Does not remove any repository elements declared in the POM.

Key-Pair

Defines a named key-pair to use for signing artifacts automatically.

Force Authentication

Select this option to require the use of basic authentication credentials to use this repository.

This setting is relevant for Maven virtual repositories only.