The below sections describe how application properties can be configured. Application properties are variables that are used by the system in a variety of ways; for example, some properties alter the functionality provided by the system and therefore allow the system to be configured to suit an organization's needs. The values for these variables can be maintained at runtime, thereby providing a mechanism for changing functionality dynamically without the necessity of going through a full development cycle to implement changes. An example of such a variable is the property that denotes the default date format used by the application, curam.misc.app.defaultdateformat. The value of this property can be 'Date_mdy_ext' or it can be changed to 'Date_dmy_ext'.