RAR configuration best practice

[cpslo1999]

I'm writing a inbound connector for a legacy system using JCA 1.5. There are several configuration parameters which I've exposed through the ResourceAdapter bean mechanism and set in the ra.xml file (not because this is the best way necessarily, but because I was trying to get the whole thing working). These include the connection URL, proxy information, and log in credentials.

Where is the best place (or best practice) for this type of configuration information?

Thanks,

Josh

[vickyk]

Have you referred to this wiki, it explains how to write an inbound ra?
http://www.jboss.org/community/wiki/JBossJCAMessageInflowExample

[cpslo1999]

Thank you for the pointer. I had looked at that example, and while it is very useful in showing how all the pieces fit together, there isn't much in the way of connection properties. It really only has the target directory.

I still have that information in my ra.xml file, and logically I'm starting to think that it makes the most sense there. I would just like it if there were an easier way for an administrator to change that information than to crack open a .rar file, make the changes and repackage it.