External server configuration
Guidewire PolicyCenter provides the means to modify certain configuration files without the necessity to rebuild and redeploy a server WAR or EAR file. The process involves inserting placeholders into the selected configuration files. PolicyCenter then reads a substitution value for the placeholder from an external configuration file rather from the configuration file packaged with the WAR/EAR file.
This mechanism provides a way to modify a well-defined portion of the PolicyCenter application configuration from outside the deployment
WAR/EAR file. For example, it is possible to insert a placeholder into a PolicyCenter configuration file and then replace that value externally
to modify URLs that access integration points.
Important: It is possible to set
system configuration properties from a command prompt as you start the application server.
However, if you are using external server configuration, do not attempt to set configuration
parameters through the use of system properties from a command prompt.