Configuration File PCDStartup.Properties 

The pcdStartUp.properties file contains all the configuration parameters for the PCD. These configuration parameters refer, for example, to the following areas: PCD trace, lock service, generic layer, ACL service, transport service, and migration.

You activate write-protect mode in NetWeaver Administrator. For more information, see Setting Write-Protect Mode for the PCD.

The pcdStartUp.properties file is created automatically the first time the portal is started after installation. Most of the configuration parameters of the file already contain default values.

You must make changes to pcdStartUp.properties file directly in the file on AS Java. In the portal administration environment you check the configuration parameters and reload the configuration.

The pcdStartUp.template.properties file exists in parallel with the pcdStartUp.properties file. This file is shipped as part of the irj Web Application. The pcdStartUp.template.properties file contains a list of the available configuration parameters and explanations about the parameters that you can define for the PCD.

Settings in pcd.Startup.template.properties have no affect on the PCD configuration.

The first time you start up the portal, the PCD configuration service checks whether the pcdStartUp.properties file is stored in the <pcd.home>/pcd.Startup.properties directory. If it does not exist, it is created by generating a copy of pcdStartup.template.properties.

All PCD configuration parameters can also be defined as system properties. Settings that are defined as system properties always overwrite the settings in pcdStartUp.properties.