# Setting the Maximum Cookie Age for Application Module Pooling

By default, the cookie age is -1 (when you shut down the browser, the cookie goes away). To change this behavior, you can set a cookie age.

#### To set the cookie age:

When you start the business logic tier's Java VM, include the following directive on the command line:

    -Djbo.maxpoolcookieage=age

The age is in seconds from 0 to 2,147,483,647. -1 means the cookie is transient.

Alternatively, you can enter a line in the jboserver.properties file, which is stored in \lib\jbomt.zip. During deployment, you need to include the file.

    jbo.maxpoolcookieage=age

#### To set Java VM parameters through project properties:

1. In the Workspace view of the Navigator, right-click a business component project and choose Properties.

2. In the Run/Debug panel, type the parameters in the Java VM Parameters field.

3. Click OK.

   The values are added to the jboserver.properties file, which is stored in \lib\jbomt.zip.

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