The Data Vault stores setup information in configuration files. When you configure the Data Vault during installation, the installer writes the settings to the configuration files. After installation, you can modify the configuration files to change the Data Vault configuration.

The Data Vault stores configuration information in the following files:

The configuration files are organized in sections. Each section contains a set of parameters that are relevant to a component or aspect of the Data Vault.

You can also use the environment variables to store specific Data Vault settings, such as the directory where the ssa.ini file is located.