Code the items such as log settings in an Action definition file. The Action definition file comprises the following two types:

• Common definition file
  A common definition file is used for setting up the common system operations. Only one common definition file is available.
  
• Process-wise definition file
  Create a process-wise definition file when you want to set up the process-specific operations. Create one process-wise definition file for each process that requires specific settings. For example, create process-wise definition file(s) when you want to change the settings of each J2EE server or Web Service client.
  

You can overwrite some of the definitions of a Web resource by using the definitions of the web.xml filters or initialization parameters. For details on web.xml, see 11.2 Creating web.xml. You can also overwrite some of the definitions of the client through client APIs. For definitions that you can overwrite through the client APIs, see 25.1.1 Supported properties and features.

This sub-section describes the coding standards for an action definition file, and the settings of each definition file.

Organization of this section

13.1.1 Coding rules for the action definition file

13.1.2 Settings of a common definition file

13.1.3 Setting up a process-wise definition file (JAX-RS)