If you want to always overwrite some specific setting during import operations, you can use the FORCE_OVERRIDE option. For example, there can be a path value that you may want to overwrite during import even if the OVERRIDE_PATHS entry is set to false. This option can be specified in the configutil.properties file as shown in the following syntax:

[Setting Name]
FORCE_OVERRIDE:(PropertyHierarchy).propertyName

The format of PropertyHierarchy is:

ParentSection/ChildSection[/ChildSection/...])

How to override a setting in the startup.pf file

If you have set OVERRIDE_PATHNAME=false, but want to overwrite a single setting in the startup.pf file, such as “-k c:\test\foo.txt” in the startup.pf file, you must add the following in the configutil.properties file:

[$DLC/startup.pf]
FORCE_OVERRIDE:.-k