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This section shows you how to set up a sample service with some configurations and how to access the configuration parameters. Then it discusses all details of the configuration file (parameters, object-params, plugins, imports, and more). It also shows how to access the configuration values. You may consider this document as a reference, but you can also use this document as a tutorial and read it from the beginning to the end.
Keep in mind that the terms service and component are interchangeable in this document.
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