Configuration Data Source Combination

The configuration data provided by the three different configuration data sources must be combined to produce a single set of settings for the user application to use at runtime.

1. The configuration data provided by the default configuration provider is read and a configuration tree is constructed.

2. A profile configuration data is constructed based on the user and host of the client application.

3. The user settings are read and a configuration tree is constructed.

4. The three trees are combined into one to get the configuration settings that the application will use. The rules followed in this process are the same that where used to construct the profile configuration data.

The resulting tree will be used by the application adapters to provide the configuration settings.