Section 5.3.7.2 Resource Adapter Deployment states that config
properties of the RA may be inherited and used to configure an AO:
"The ResourceAdapter instance property values may be stored separately
and
reused later while configuring ManagedConnectionFactory,
ActivationSpec, or
administered object instances."
The ConnectionFactory and ActivationSpec JavaBean sections confirm that
RA props may be inherited by the JavaBeans, for example in Section
5.3.7.3 ManagedConnectionFactory JavaBean Instance
Configuration:
"Apply the ResourceAdapter instance property values, that were stored
earlier,
on the ManagedConnectionFactory instance. Note, that the
ManagedConnectionFactory JavaBean may have none, some or all of the
properties of the ResourceAdapter JavaBean."
but the Admin Object JavaBean section has no such bullet:
"13.4.2.4 Configuring Administered Objects
■ Create an administered object JavaBean instance. This will initialize
the instance
with the defaults specified through the JavaBean mechanism.
■ Apply the administered object class configuration properties
specified in the
resource adapter deployment descriptor, on the administered object
instance. This
may override some of the default values specified by way of the
JavaBean
mechanism.
■ The application server is required to merge values specified by way
of
annotations and deployment descriptors as specified in Section 18.3,
“Deployment Descriptors and Annotations” on page 18-2, before applying
the
administed object class configuration properties.
■ The deployer may further override the values of the administered
object before
deployment."
I believe the intent was that RA props are inherited by AO's and the
solution is to add the bullet stating this from either the
ConnectionFactory ActivationSpec config details section.