CustomProperties policy and binding properties

Use the -attributes parameter for the setBinding command to specify additional configuration information for the CustomProperties policy set binding. Application and system policy sets can use the CustomProperties policy and binding.

This product supports using the CustomProperties policy and binding to set generic properties that are not supported in other policy types. The additional properties are set in the binding. You must only update existing properties, such as the enabled attribute, in the policy. The CustomProperties policy provides an alternative way to set a binding property instead of using the JAX-WS programming model to set the property on the BindingProvider object. The CustomProperties binding is only supported for service clients.

Use the following commands and parameters in the PolicySetManagement group of the AdminTask object to customize your policy set configuration.
  • Use the -attributes parameter for the getPolicyType and getBinding commands to view the properties for your policy and binding configuration. To get an attribute, pass the property name to the getPolicyType or getBinding command.
  • Use the -attributes parameter for the setPolicyType and setBinding commands to add, update, or remove properties from your policy and binding configurations. To add or update an attribute, specify the property name and value. The setPolicyType and setBinding commands update the value if the attribute exists, or adds the attribute and value if the attribute does not exist. To remove an attribute, specify the value as an empty string (""). The -attributes parameter accepts a properties object.
Note: If a property name or value supplied with the -attributes parameter is not valid, then the setPolicyType and setBinding commands fail with an exception. The property that is not valid is logged as an error or warning in the SystemOut.log file. However, the command exception might not contain the detailed information for the property that caused the exception. When the setPolicyType and setBinding commands fail, examine the SystemOut.log file for any error and warning messages that indicate that the input for the -attributes parameter contains one or multiple properties that are not valid.
Tip: This topic references one or more of the application server log files. As a recommended alternative, you can configure the server to use the High Performance Extensible Logging (HPEL) log and trace infrastructure instead of using SystemOut.log , SystemErr.log, trace.log, and activity.log files on distributed and IBM® i systems. You can also use HPEL in conjunction with your native z/OS® logging facilities. If you are using HPEL, you can access all of your log and trace information using the LogViewer command-line tool from your server profile bin directory. See the information about using HPEL to troubleshoot applications for more information on using HPEL.
The following setBinding example command demonstrates how you can use the CustomProperties binding to set a value for the WSADDRESSING_DESTINATION_EPR endpoint reference binding property: 
AdminTask.setBinding('[-bindingLocation "" -bindingName generalCellWideBind1 -attachmentType client
 -policyType CustomProperties -attributes "[[WSADDRESSING_DESTINATION_EPR addressValue]]"]')
Mixed-version environment: In a mixed cell environment, the following limitations apply to attachments to policy sets containing CustomProperties policy:
  • You must not create attachments to policy sets containing CustomProperties policy for applications that are deployed on an application server that is prior to WebSphere® Application Server Version 8.0. The CustomProperties policy is only supported on WebSphere Application Server Version 8.0 and later.
  • An application that contains an attachment to a policy set containing CustomProperties policy must not be deployed on an application server that is prior to WebSphere Application Server Version 8.0.
  • If an application that is deployed in a cluster environment contains an attachment to a policy set containing CustomProperties policy, you must not add a member application server that is prior to WebSphere Application Server Version 8.0 to the cluster.