# Top-down Axis Web service Ant task properties file reference

The `axis_tdjava.properties` file is used to pass data to the Web services Ant tasks when creating an Axis Web service . This file shows the available options.

#### Parameters

ScenarioType
  Options: `service`
  This is a required element that tells the Ant task if it is creating a Web service or a Web service client.
InitialSelection
  Enter the workspace relative URI to the WSDL file or Java bean within your workspace. For example `/dynamicWebProjectName/WebContent/myService.wsdl` or `/dynamicWebProjectName/src/myBean.java`
ListRuntimes
  Options: `true` `false`
  If `true` is selected, the list of valid runtime options will be provided when the Ant task is run.
ListServers
  Options: `true` `false`
  If `true` is selected, the list of valid server options will be provided when the Ant task is run.
Service.RuntimeId
  This is the ID of the Web service's runtime. This parameter should not be modified.
Service.ServerId
  Options:
  - `org.eclipse.jst.server.tomcat.x` (where `x` is `32, 40, 41, 50,` or `55`)
  - `org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.weblogicx` (where `x` is `81` or `90`)
  - `org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.jbossx` (where `x` is `323` or `4`)
  - `org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.jonas4`
  - `org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.oracle1013`
  - `org.eclipse.jst.servers.websphere.6`
  This is the ID of the target server. Delete or comment out this parameter to have the Ant task select the correct value based on the server settings of the dynamic Web project.
ServiceProjectName
  By default the service project is given the name of the WSDL file or Java bean from which it is created. Use this parameter to create the service project with a different name.
ServiceEarProjectName
  By default the service EAR project is given the name of the WSDL file or Java bean from which it is created. Use this parameter to create the service EAR project with a different name.
Mappings
  Enter the workspace relative URI to a property file containing mappings.
  Mappings are used to override the default package names of the generated Java template classes. The content of the properties file must be of the format namespace=package. You will need to escape some special characters in the properties files. For example `http://someNamespace=somePackage` should be `http\://someNamespace=somePackage`. Otherwise, the colon (:) would be treated as delimiter resulting in trying to map `http` to `//someNamespace=somePackage`.
JavaOutput
  Enter the workspace relative URI to an existing Java source folder for the generated Java code.
Methods
  Use this parameter to limit which methods are exposed in the service. It must be in the form of a space delimited string of method signatures. For example, `method1(parmType1) method2(parmType2)`. If no list is provided, all methods are exposed.
Style
  Options: `DOCUMENT` `RPC` `WRAPPED`
  Select the SOAP message style. The default is `DOCUMENT`.
Use
  Options: `LITERAL` `ENCODED`
  Select if the SOAP message will be literal or encoded. The default is `LITERAL`.
OverwriteFilesEnabled
  Options: `true` `false`
  Use this parameter to tell the Ant task to overwrite any file that it creates with the same name as an existing file. By default this is set to `true`.
CreateFoldersEnabled
  Options: `true` `false`
  Use this parameter to tell the Ant task to create any necessary folders. By default this is set to `true`.
CheckoutFilesEnabled
  Options: `true` `false`
  Use this parameter to tell the Ant task to checkout files from CVS without prompting you. By default this is set to `true`.

Parent topic: Creating a Web service using Ant tasks in the Workbench