Override Properties file in Spring WebApp at Runtime

Question

I am loading properties file in my Spring WebApplication using PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer as below:

Answer 1

What I did to resolve the problem is, replaced the location attribute as ${ext.properties.dir:classpath:}/override.properties, as follows:

And supplied ext.properties.dir value from application-server/jvm as:

-Dext.properties.dir=file:/Users/ArpitAggarwal/properties/

Reference: 6-tips-for-managing-property-files-with-spring.