Expere Document Engine Configuration

Background Information

The Expere Document Engine is a self contained J2EE application, packaged into an enterprise application archive (EAR) file. There are three main configuration files inside the application EAR:

The procedure to change one of these files is to extract the file using a deployment tool, or the Java jar command. After changing the configuration file update the EAR and redeploy it to the application server.

Application Properties

The bsi.properties file is a central location for general application properties. This properties file contains key value pairs. Previously defined keys may be referenced by using ${KeyName} syntax. Care should be taken to avoid circular references. Keys defined in this file are used by various components of the application.

Logging

The Expere Document Engine uses the Apache logging project’s Log4j. Log4j is a flexible and configurable logging system. By default, the Expere Document Engine is configured to send log messages of priority FATAL to the standard output stream. The Log4j configuration is defined in the log4j.xml file in the Expere Document Engine EAR. The configuration of Log4j is documented at the Log4j project home at http://logging.apache.org/log4j/docs/index.html. Consult the documentation for detailed information about the configuration of Log4j.