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Combined Central and Local Configuration

When a SOA Agent is enabled, it searches the Agent Configuration Object for configuration information, and notes the value of the AllowLocalConfig parameter. If this parameter is set to yes, the SOA Agent searches the corresponding Agent’s local configuration file for modified or additional parameters, overriding any Agent Configuration Object parameters with the value from its configuration file.

Using the central and local configuration sources, the Agent creates a unified local copy of an Agent Configuration Object that it uses for configuration. The local copy does not alter the Agent Configuration Object that resides at the Policy Server.