# WAR Product Configuration

A WAR product configuration defines and manages all aspects of an WAR product. This file is a development-time file supported by PDE only and is neither interpreted nor read by the runtime.

The New WAR Product Configuration wizard is available under File > New > Other... > Plug-in Development > WAR Product Configuration from the top level menu.

## File Name and Location

The only restriction is that the WAR product configuration must have a .warproduct file extension. The product configuration can be placed in any project and any folder.

## Initial File Content

A WAR product configuration can be initialized in one of two ways:

1. Create a configuration file with basic settings: With this option, you get a product configuration with minimal content which you can incrementally start to define.
2. Use a launch configuration: This option should be chosen if you already have a launch configuration that contains all the settings you want in your WAR product (e.g. product ID, list of plug-ins, etc.). PDE will use all the launch configuration settings to pre-populate the WAR product configuration.