title: How to define context parameters in the WebSphere config, instead of the web.xml?
body: <p>With Tomcat, with a <code>&lt;Parameter&gt;</code> placed inside a <code>&lt;Context&gt;</code> (e.g. in Tomcat's <code>server.xml</code>), it is possible to define context parameters for a web app outside of the web app itself, i.e. without having to change the <code>web.xml</code>.</p>
  
  <p>This is convenient in cases where the same <code>war</code> is being deployed on multiple servers, and you'd like to configure the web app in each case, but this without having to modify the content of the <code>war</code>.</p>
  
  <p>For more on this feature in the context of Tomcat, see the <a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/config/context.html#Context_Parameters" rel="nofollow">Tomcat doc on context parameters</a>. Does WebSphere provide a similar capability?</p>