Using the property parameters file (sandbox.cfg)

The <INSTALL_DIR>/properties/sandbox.cfg file contains name-value parameters that are merged with each *.in file to create the final properties files.

You can examine any *.in file and if you find a value that is parameterized, you can supply that parameter in the sandbox.cfg file. A parameter is contained within the ‘&’ and ‘;’ characters. For example, the jdbc.properties.in file contains the following property:

oraclePool.user=&ORA_USER; 

The &ORA_USER; signifies a parameter. If the sandbox.cfg file contains the entry: ORA_USER=oracle, the resulting jdbc.properties file will contain the following property:

oraclePool.user= oracle

You can edit the information in the sandbox.cfg file at any time to change values that have been created by the installer or to reflect changed setup parameters.

Most of the parameters in the sandbox.cfg file and the *.in files are not used at runtime by the product. Consequently, if you change a parameter in the sandbox.cfg file, you must run the setupfiles script so that the runtime property files are re-created with the updated values.

See "Property Files Reference", for a list of properties that can be changed and a description of each.