diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/BatchCommandLineLauncher.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/BatchCommandLineLauncher.java
index e9d7aaeb8..0c5c11026 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/BatchCommandLineLauncher.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/BatchCommandLineLauncher.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.batch.execution.bootstrap.support;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.NoSuchJobException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.ExitCodeExceptionClassifier;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.launch.JobLauncher;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.simple.SimpleExitCodeExceptionClassifier;
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * 
  * <p>
  * With any launch of a batch job within Spring Batch, a minimum of two contexts
- * must be loaded. One is the context containing the JobConfiguration, the other
+ * must be loaded. One is the context containing the Job, the other
  * contains the 'Execution Environment'. That is, the JobExecutorFacade (which
  * contains all the executors, plus the repository), the JobIdentifierFactory,
  * and a normal JobLauncher. This command line launcher loads these application
  * contexts by first loading the execution environment context via a
  * {@link ContextSingletonBeanFactoryLocator}, which will search for the
  * default key from classpath*:beanRefContext.xml to return the context. This
- * will then be used as the parent to the JobConfiguration context. All required
+ * will then be used as the parent to the Job context. All required
  * dependencies of the launcher will then be satisfied by autowiring by type
  * from the combined application context. Default values are provided for all
  * fields except the JobLauncher. Therefore, if autowiring fails to set it (it
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * method are optional, VM arguments are used:
  * 
  * <ul>
- * <li>-Djob.configuration.path: the classpath location of the JobConfiguration
+ * <li>-Djob.configuration.path: the classpath location of the Job
  * to use
  * <li>-Djob.name: job name to be passed to the {@link JobLauncher}
  * <li>-Dbatch.execution.environment.key: the key in beanRefContext.xml used to
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public class BatchCommandLineLauncher {
 	 *            the name of the job execution to use
 	 * @parm parentKey the key to be loaded by
 	 *       ContextSingletonBeanFactoryLocator and used as the parent context.
-	 * @throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException
+	 * @throws NoSuchJobException
 	 * @throws IllegalStateException
 	 *             if JobLauncher is not autowired by the ApplicationContext
 	 */
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ public class BatchCommandLineLauncher {
 					status = launcher.run(jobName).getExitStatus();
 				}
 			}
-		} catch (NoSuchJobConfigurationException e) {
+		} catch (NoSuchJobException e) {
 			logger.fatal("Could not locate JobConfiguration \"" + jobName
 					+ "\"", e);
 			status = new ExitStatus(false,
-					ExitCodeMapper.NO_SUCH_JOB_CONFIGURATION);
+					ExitCodeMapper.NO_SUCH_JOB);
 		} catch (Throwable t) {
 			logger.fatal(t);
 			status = exceptionClassifier.classifyForExitCode(t);
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/ExitCodeMapper.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/ExitCodeMapper.java
index 8f92659b0..41d74e7bd 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/ExitCodeMapper.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/ExitCodeMapper.java
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ public interface ExitCodeMapper {
 
 	static int JVM_EXITCODE_COMPLETED = 0;
 	static int JVM_EXITCODE_GENERIC_ERROR = 1;
-	static int JVM_EXITCODE_JOB_CONFIGURATION_ERROR = 2;
-	public static final String NO_SUCH_JOB_CONFIGURATION = "NO_SUCH_JOB_CONFIGURATION";
-	public static final String JOB_CONFIGURATION_NOT_PROVIDED = "JOB_CONFIGURATION_NOT_PROVIDED";
+	static int JVM_EXITCODE_JOB_ERROR = 2;
+	public static final String NO_SUCH_JOB = "NO_SUCH_JOB";
+	public static final String JOB_NOT_PROVIDED = "JOB_NOT_PROVIDED";
 
 	/**
 	 * Transform the exitcode known by the batchframework into an exitcode in the
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/ExportedJobLauncher.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/ExportedJobLauncher.java
index 1f63fbb14..1afbc2859 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/ExportedJobLauncher.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/ExportedJobLauncher.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public interface ExportedJobLauncher {
 	String run();
 
 	/**
-	 * Launch a job configuration with the given name.
+	 * Launch a job with the given name.
 	 * 
 	 * @param name the name of the job to launch
 	 * @return a representation of the {@link ExitStatus} returned by a
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/SimpleJvmExitCodeMapper.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/SimpleJvmExitCodeMapper.java
index 74c546625..54938e9de 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/SimpleJvmExitCodeMapper.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/SimpleJvmExitCodeMapper.java
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ public class SimpleJvmExitCodeMapper implements ExitCodeMapper {
 				new Integer(JVM_EXITCODE_COMPLETED));
 		mapping.put(ExitStatus.FAILED.getExitCode(), 
 				new Integer(JVM_EXITCODE_GENERIC_ERROR));
-		mapping.put(ExitCodeMapper.JOB_CONFIGURATION_NOT_PROVIDED, 
-				new Integer(JVM_EXITCODE_JOB_CONFIGURATION_ERROR));
-		mapping.put(ExitCodeMapper.NO_SUCH_JOB_CONFIGURATION, 
-				new Integer(JVM_EXITCODE_JOB_CONFIGURATION_ERROR));
+		mapping.put(ExitCodeMapper.JOB_NOT_PROVIDED, 
+				new Integer(JVM_EXITCODE_JOB_ERROR));
+		mapping.put(ExitCodeMapper.NO_SUCH_JOB, 
+				new Integer(JVM_EXITCODE_JOB_ERROR));
 	}
 
 	public Map getMapping() {
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessor.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor.java
similarity index 65%
rename from spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessor.java
rename to spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor.java
index 63fbae4fd..22cf81c24 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor.java
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.DuplicateJobConfigurationException;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfigurationLocator;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfigurationRegistry;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.DuplicateJobException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobLocator;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.FatalBeanException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
@@ -31,28 +31,28 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
- * A {@link BeanPostProcessor} that registers {@link JobConfiguration} beans
- * with a {@link JobConfigurationRegistry}. Include a bean of this type along
+ * A {@link BeanPostProcessor} that registers {@link Job} beans
+ * with a {@link JobRegistry}. Include a bean of this type along
  * with your job configuration, and use the same
- * {@link JobConfigurationRegistry} as a {@link JobConfigurationLocator} when
- * you need to locate a {@link JobConfigurationLocator} to launch.
+ * {@link JobRegistry} as a {@link JobLocator} when
+ * you need to locate a {@link JobLocator} to launch.
  * 
  * @author Dave Syer
  * 
  */
-public class JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcessor, InitializingBean, DisposableBean {
+public class JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcessor, InitializingBean, DisposableBean {
 
 	// It doesn't make sense for this to have a default value...
-	private JobConfigurationRegistry jobConfigurationRegistry = null;
+	private JobRegistry jobConfigurationRegistry = null;
 
 	private Collection jobConfigurations = new HashSet();
 
 	/**
-	 * Injection setter for {@link JobConfigurationRegistry}.
+	 * Injection setter for {@link JobRegistry}.
 	 * 
 	 * @param jobConfigurationRegistry the jobConfigurationRegistry to set
 	 */
-	public void setJobConfigurationRegistry(JobConfigurationRegistry jobConfigurationRegistry) {
+	public void setJobConfigurationRegistry(JobRegistry jobConfigurationRegistry) {
 		this.jobConfigurationRegistry = jobConfigurationRegistry;
 	}
 
@@ -66,34 +66,34 @@ public class JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProces
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * De-register all the {@link JobConfiguration} instances that were
+	 * De-register all the {@link Job} instances that were
 	 * regsistered by this post processor.
 	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean#destroy()
 	 */
 	public void destroy() throws Exception {
 		for (Iterator iter = jobConfigurations.iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
-			JobConfiguration jobConfiguration = (JobConfiguration) iter.next();
+			Job jobConfiguration = (Job) iter.next();
 			jobConfigurationRegistry.unregister(jobConfiguration);
 		}
 		jobConfigurations.clear();
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * If the bean is an instance of {@link JobConfiguration} then register it.
+	 * If the bean is an instance of {@link Job} then register it.
 	 * @throws FatalBeanException if there is a
-	 * {@link DuplicateJobConfigurationException}.
+	 * {@link DuplicateJobException}.
 	 * 
 	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor#postProcessAfterInitialization(java.lang.Object,
 	 * java.lang.String)
 	 */
 	public Object postProcessAfterInitialization(Object bean, String beanName) throws BeansException {
-		if (bean instanceof JobConfiguration) {
-			JobConfiguration jobConfiguration = (JobConfiguration) bean;
+		if (bean instanceof Job) {
+			Job jobConfiguration = (Job) bean;
 			try {
 				jobConfigurationRegistry.register(jobConfiguration);
 				jobConfigurations.add(jobConfiguration);
 			}
-			catch (DuplicateJobConfigurationException e) {
+			catch (DuplicateJobException e) {
 				throw new FatalBeanException("Cannot register job configuration", e);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/MapJobConfigurationRegistry.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/MapJobRegistry.java
similarity index 68%
rename from spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/MapJobConfigurationRegistry.java
rename to spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/MapJobRegistry.java
index f0958a8ae..2482c9390 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/MapJobConfigurationRegistry.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/MapJobRegistry.java
@@ -21,21 +21,21 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.DuplicateJobConfigurationException;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfigurationRegistry;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.ListableJobConfigurationRegistry;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.DuplicateJobException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobRegistry;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.ListableJobRegistry;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.NoSuchJobException;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
- * Simple map-based implementation of {@link JobConfigurationRegistry}. Access
+ * Simple map-based implementation of {@link JobRegistry}. Access
  * to the map is synchronized, guarded by an internal lock.
  * 
  * @author Dave Syer
  * 
  */
-public class MapJobConfigurationRegistry implements ListableJobConfigurationRegistry {
+public class MapJobRegistry implements ListableJobRegistry {
 
 	private Map map = new HashMap();
 
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ public class MapJobConfigurationRegistry implements ListableJobConfigurationRegi
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.container.common.configuration.JobConfigurationRegistry#registerJobConfiguration(org.springframework.batch.container.common.configuration.JobConfiguration)
 	 */
-	public void register(JobConfiguration jobConfiguration) throws DuplicateJobConfigurationException {
+	public void register(Job jobConfiguration) throws DuplicateJobException {
 		Assert.notNull(jobConfiguration);
 		String name = jobConfiguration.getName();
 		Assert.notNull(name, "Job configuration must have a name.");
 		synchronized (map) {
 			if (map.containsKey(name) && jobConfiguration.equals(map.get(name))) {
-				throw new DuplicateJobConfigurationException("A job configuration with this name [" + name
+				throw new DuplicateJobException("A job configuration with this name [" + name
 						+ "] was already registered");
 			}
 			// allow replacing job configuration with new instance
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class MapJobConfigurationRegistry implements ListableJobConfigurationRegi
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.container.common.configuration.JobConfigurationRegistry#unregister(org.springframework.batch.container.common.configuration.JobConfiguration)
 	 */
-	public void unregister(JobConfiguration jobConfiguration) {
+	public void unregister(Job jobConfiguration) {
 		String name = jobConfiguration.getName();
 		Assert.notNull(name, "Job configuration must have a name.");
 		synchronized (map) {
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ public class MapJobConfigurationRegistry implements ListableJobConfigurationRegi
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.container.common.configuration.JobConfigurationLocator#getJobConfiguration(java.lang.String)
 	 */
-	public JobConfiguration getJobConfiguration(String name) throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException {
+	public Job getJob(String name) throws NoSuchJobException {
 		synchronized (map) {
 			if (!map.containsKey(name)) {
-				throw new NoSuchJobConfigurationException("No job configuration with the name [" + name
+				throw new NoSuchJobException("No job configuration with the name [" + name
 						+ "] was registered");
 			}
-			return (JobConfiguration) map.get(name);
+			return (Job) map.get(name);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/job/DefaultJobExecutor.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/job/DefaultJobExecutor.java
index a5dca5603..9e09d9abb 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/job/DefaultJobExecutor.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/job/DefaultJobExecutor.java
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.batch.common.ExceptionClassifier;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.BatchStatus;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Step;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepInstance;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.ExitCodeExceptionClassifier;
@@ -61,16 +61,16 @@ public class DefaultJobExecutor implements JobExecutor {
 	 * Run the specified job by looping through the steps and delegating to the
 	 * {@link StepExecutor}.
 	 * 
-	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.executor.JobExecutor#run(org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration,
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.executor.JobExecutor#run(org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job,
 	 *      org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution)
 	 */
-	public ExitStatus run(JobConfiguration configuration, JobExecution execution)
+	public ExitStatus run(Job job, JobExecution execution)
 			throws BatchCriticalException {
 
-		JobInstance job = execution.getJob();
+		JobInstance jobInstance = execution.getJob();
 		updateStatus(execution, BatchStatus.STARTING);
 
-		List steps = job.getSteps();
+		List stepInstances = jobInstance.getStepInstances();
 
 		ExitStatus status = ExitStatus.FAILED;
 
@@ -78,29 +78,29 @@ public class DefaultJobExecutor implements JobExecutor {
 
 			int startedCount = 0;
 
-			List stepConfigurations = configuration
-					.getStepConfigurations();
-			for (Iterator i = steps.iterator(), j = stepConfigurations.iterator(); i.hasNext()
+			List steps = job
+					.getSteps();
+			for (Iterator i = stepInstances.iterator(), j = steps.iterator(); i.hasNext()
 					&& j.hasNext();) {
 
-				StepInstance step = (StepInstance) i.next();
-				StepConfiguration stepConfiguration = (StepConfiguration) j
+				StepInstance stepInstance = (StepInstance) i.next();
+				Step step = (Step) j
 						.next();
 				
-				if (shouldStart(step, stepConfiguration)) {
+				if (shouldStart(stepInstance, step)) {
 					startedCount++;
 					updateStatus(execution, BatchStatus.STARTED);
 					StepExecutor stepExecutor = stepExecutorFactory
-							.getExecutor(stepConfiguration);
-					StepExecution stepExecution = new StepExecution(step,
+							.getExecutor(step);
+					StepExecution stepExecution = new StepExecution(stepInstance,
 							execution);
-					status = stepExecutor.process(stepConfiguration,
+					status = stepExecutor.process(step,
 							stepExecution);
 				}
 			}
 			
 			if (startedCount==0) {
-				if (stepConfigurations.size()>0) {
+				if (steps.size()>0) {
 					status = ExitStatus.NOOP.addExitDescription("All steps already completed.  No processing was done.");
 				} else {
 					status = ExitStatus.NOOP.addExitDescription("No steps configured for this job.");
@@ -143,25 +143,25 @@ public class DefaultJobExecutor implements JobExecutor {
 	 * Given a step and configuration, return true if the step should start,
 	 * false if it should not, and throw an exception if the job should finish.
 	 */
-	private boolean shouldStart(StepInstance step,
-			StepConfiguration stepConfiguration) {
+	private boolean shouldStart(StepInstance stepInstance,
+			Step step) {
 
-		if (step.getStatus() == BatchStatus.COMPLETED
-				&& stepConfiguration.isAllowStartIfComplete() == false) {
+		if (stepInstance.getStatus() == BatchStatus.COMPLETED
+				&& step.isAllowStartIfComplete() == false) {
 			// step is complete, false should be returned, indicated that the
 			// step should
 			// not be started
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (step.getStepExecutionCount() < stepConfiguration.getStartLimit()) {
+		if (stepInstance.getStepExecutionCount() < step.getStartLimit()) {
 			// step start count is less than start max, return true
 			return true;
 		} else {
 			// start max has been exceeded, throw an exception.
 			throw new BatchCriticalException(
-					"Maximum start limit exceeded for step: " + step.getName()
-							+ "StartMax: " + stepConfiguration.getStartLimit());
+					"Maximum start limit exceeded for step: " + stepInstance.getName()
+							+ "StartMax: " + step.getStartLimit());
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/JobExecutorFacade.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/JobExecutorFacade.java
index dfa2a0de2..7633d289f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/JobExecutorFacade.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/JobExecutorFacade.java
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 package org.springframework.batch.execution.launch;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobIdentifier;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.NoSuchJobException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
 
 /**
@@ -34,27 +34,27 @@ interface JobExecutorFacade {
 	/**
 	 * Prepare a job execution identifiable by the {@link JobIdentifier}. THis
 	 * can then be used to run the job with the {@link #start(JobExecution)}
-	 * method. Implementations normally require a job configuration to be
+	 * method. Implementations normally require a job to be
 	 * locatable corresponding to the {@link JobIdentifier}, matching them at
 	 * least by name.
 	 * 
 	 * @param jobIdentifier
 	 *            the identifier of the job to start
 	 * 
-	 * @throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException
+	 * @throws NoSuchJobException
 	 * @throws JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException 
 	 */
 	JobExecution createExecutionFrom(JobIdentifier jobIdentifier)
-			throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException, JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
+			throws NoSuchJobException, JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Start a job execution.
 	 * 
 	 * @param execution
 	 *            the execution of the job to start
-	 * @throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException 
+	 * @throws NoSuchJobException 
 	 */
-	void start(JobExecution execution) throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
+	void start(JobExecution execution) throws NoSuchJobException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Stop the job execution that was started with this runtime information.
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/JobLauncher.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/JobLauncher.java
index 2f9dd8bd0..f224360a7 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/JobLauncher.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/JobLauncher.java
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.execution.launch;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobIdentifier;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.NoSuchJobException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
 
 /**
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public interface JobLauncher {
 	 * @throws JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException 
 	 * 
 	 */
-	public JobExecution run() throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException, JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
+	public JobExecution run() throws NoSuchJobException, JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Start a job execution with the given name and other runtime information
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ public interface JobLauncher {
 	 * @return the exit code from the job if it returns synchronously. If the
 	 *         implementation is asynchronous, the status might well be unknown.
 	 * 
-	 * @throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException
+	 * @throws NoSuchJobException
 	 * @throws JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException 
 	 */
 	public JobExecution run(String jobName)
-			throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException, JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
+			throws NoSuchJobException, JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Start a job execution with the given runtime information.
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ public interface JobLauncher {
 	 * @return the exit code from the job if it returns synchronously. If the
 	 *         implementation is asynchronous, the status might well be unknown.
 	 * 
-	 * @throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException
+	 * @throws NoSuchJobException
 	 */
 	public JobExecution run(JobIdentifier jobIdentifier)
-			throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException, JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
+			throws NoSuchJobException, JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Stop the current job executions if there are any. If not, no action will
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobExecutorFacade.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobExecutorFacade.java
index 5dff00a56..bc4d97b40 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobExecutorFacade.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobExecutorFacade.java
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfigurationLocator;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobIdentifier;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobLocator;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.NoSuchJobException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.JobExecutor;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobRepository;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class SimpleJobExecutorFacade implements JobExecutorFacade,
 	private JobRepository jobRepository;
 
 	// there is no sensible default for this
-	private JobConfigurationLocator jobConfigurationLocator;
+	private JobLocator jobLocator;
 
 	private List listeners = new ArrayList();
 
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ class SimpleJobExecutorFacade implements JobExecutorFacade,
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Check mandatory properties (jobConfigurationLocator, jobRepository).
+	 * Check mandatory properties (jobLocator, jobRepository).
 	 * 
 	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean#afterPropertiesSet()
 	 */
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
 		Assert.notNull(jobRepository, "JobRepository must be provided.");
-		Assert.notNull(jobConfigurationLocator,
-				"JobConfigurationLocator must be provided.");
+		Assert.notNull(jobLocator,
+				"JobLocator must be provided.");
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ class SimpleJobExecutorFacade implements JobExecutorFacade,
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Setter for injection of {@link JobConfigurationLocator}.
+	 * Setter for injection of {@link JobLocator}.
 	 * 
-	 * @param jobConfigurationLocator
+	 * @param jobLocator
 	 *            the jobConfigurationLocator to set
 	 */
-	public void setJobConfigurationLocator(
-			JobConfigurationLocator jobConfigurationLocator) {
-		this.jobConfigurationLocator = jobConfigurationLocator;
+	public void setJobLocator(
+			JobLocator jobLocator) {
+		this.jobLocator = jobLocator;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -136,22 +136,22 @@ class SimpleJobExecutorFacade implements JobExecutorFacade,
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Locates a {@link JobConfiguration} by using the name of the provided
-	 * {@link JobIdentifier} and the {@link JobConfigurationLocator}.
+	 * Locates a {@link Job} by using the name of the provided
+	 * {@link JobIdentifier} and the {@link JobLocator}.
 	 * 
 	 * @param jobIdentifier
 	 *            the identifier of the job that is being prepared.
 	 * 
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
 	 *             if the {@link JobIdentifier} is null or its name is null
-	 * @throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException
-	 *             if the {@link JobConfigurationLocator} does not contain a
-	 *             {@link JobConfiguration} with the name provided.
+	 * @throws NoSuchJobException
+	 *             if the {@link JobLocator} does not contain a
+	 *             {@link Job} with the name provided.
 	 * 
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.execution.launch.JobExecutorFacade#createExecutionFrom(org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobIdentifier)
 	 */
 	public JobExecution createExecutionFrom(JobIdentifier jobIdentifier)
-			throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException, JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException {
+			throws NoSuchJobException, JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException {
 		Assert.notNull(jobIdentifier, "JobIdentifier must not be null.");
 		Assert.notNull(jobIdentifier.getName(),
 				"JobIdentifier name must not be null.");
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ class SimpleJobExecutorFacade implements JobExecutorFacade,
 						"A job with this JobIdentifier is already executing in this container: "+jobIdentifier);
 		};
 
-		JobConfiguration jobConfiguration = jobConfigurationLocator
-				.getJobConfiguration(jobIdentifier.getName());
+		Job job = jobLocator
+				.getJob(jobIdentifier.getName());
 
-		return jobRepository.findOrCreateJob(jobConfiguration,
+		return jobRepository.findOrCreateJob(job,
 				jobIdentifier);
 		
 	}
@@ -175,22 +175,22 @@ class SimpleJobExecutorFacade implements JobExecutorFacade,
 	 * 
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.execution.launch.JobExecutorFacade#start(JobExecution)
 	 * 
-	 * @throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException
-	 *             if the {@link JobConfigurationLocator} does not contain a
-	 *             {@link JobConfiguration} with the name provided by the
+	 * @throws NoSuchJobException
+	 *             if the {@link JobLocator} does not contain a
+	 *             {@link Job} with the name provided by the
 	 *             enclosed {@link JobIdentifier}.
 	 * 
 	 */
 	public void start(JobExecution execution)
-			throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException {
+			throws NoSuchJobException {
 
-		JobConfiguration jobConfiguration = jobConfigurationLocator
-				.getJobConfiguration(execution.getJob().getIdentifier()
+		Job job = jobLocator
+				.getJob(execution.getJob().getIdentifier()
 						.getName());
 
 		this.before(execution);
 		try {
-			jobExecutor.run(jobConfiguration, execution);
+			jobExecutor.run(job, execution);
 		} finally {
 			this.after(execution);
 		}
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobLauncher.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobLauncher.java
index 74af6b791..aa419b01a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobLauncher.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobLauncher.java
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfigurationLocator;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobIdentifier;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobLocator;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.NoSuchJobException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.JobExecutor;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobRepository;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncher implements JobLauncher, InitializingBean,
 	private JobRepository jobRepository;
 
 	// there is no sensible default for this
-	private JobConfigurationLocator jobConfigurationLocator;
+	private JobLocator jobLocator;
 
 	// this can be defaulted from some other properties (see
 	// afterPropertiesSet())
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncher implements JobLauncher, InitializingBean,
 
 	private List listeners = new ArrayList();
 
-	private String jobConfigurationName;
+	private String jobName;
 
-	// Do not autostart by default - allow user to set job configuration
+	// Do not autostart by default - allow user to set a job 
 	// later and then manually start:
 	private volatile boolean autoStart = false;
 
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncher implements JobLauncher, InitializingBean,
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Setter for the {@link JobConfiguration} that this launcher will run.
+	 * Setter for the {@link Job} that this launcher will run.
 	 * 
-	 * @param jobConfiguration
-	 *            the jobConfiguration to set
+	 * @param jobName
+	 *            the job name to set
 	 */
-	public void setJobConfigurationName(String jobConfiguration) {
-		this.jobConfigurationName = jobConfiguration;
+	public void setJobName(String jobName) {
+		this.jobName = jobName;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -137,15 +137,15 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncher implements JobLauncher, InitializingBean,
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Setter for injection of {@link JobConfigurationLocator}. Mandatory with
+	 * Setter for injection of {@link JobLocator}. Mandatory with
 	 * no default.
 	 * 
-	 * @param jobConfigurationLocator
-	 *            the jobConfigurationLocator to set
+	 * @param jobLocator
+	 *            the jobLocator to set
 	 */
-	public void setJobConfigurationLocator(
-			JobConfigurationLocator jobConfigurationLocator) {
-		this.jobConfigurationLocator = jobConfigurationLocator;
+	public void setJobLocator(
+			JobLocator jobLocator) {
+		this.jobLocator = jobLocator;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncher implements JobLauncher, InitializingBean,
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
 		if (jobExecutorFacade == null) {
 			logger.debug("Using SimpleJobExecutorFacade");
-			Assert.notNull(jobConfigurationLocator);
+			Assert.notNull(jobLocator);
 			Assert.notNull(jobExecutor);
 			Assert.notNull(jobRepository);
 			SimpleJobExecutorFacade jobExecutorFacade = new SimpleJobExecutorFacade();
 			jobExecutorFacade
-					.setJobConfigurationLocator(jobConfigurationLocator);
+					.setJobLocator(jobLocator);
 			jobExecutorFacade.setJobExecutionListeners(listeners);
 			jobExecutorFacade.setJobExecutor(jobExecutor);
 			jobExecutorFacade.setJobRepository(jobRepository);
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncher implements JobLauncher, InitializingBean,
 	 * 
 	 * @throws BatchConfigurationException
 	 *             if the job tries to but cannot start because of a
-	 *             {@link NoSuchJobConfigurationException}.
+	 *             {@link NoSuchJobException}.
 	 * 
 	 * @see org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener#onApplicationEvent(org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent)
 	 * 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncher implements JobLauncher, InitializingBean,
 				&& !isRunning()) {
 			try {
 				run();
-			} catch (NoSuchJobConfigurationException e) {
+			} catch (NoSuchJobException e) {
 				throw new BatchConfigurationException(
 						"Cannot start job on context refresh because it does not exist",
 						e);
@@ -232,10 +232,10 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncher implements JobLauncher, InitializingBean,
 	 * 
 	 * @param jobIdentifier
 	 * @return
-	 * @throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException
+	 * @throws NoSuchJobException
 	 */
 	protected final void runInternal(JobExecution execution)
-			throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException {
+			throws NoSuchJobException {
 
 		JobIdentifier jobIdentifier = execution.getJob().getIdentifier();
 		
@@ -257,14 +257,14 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncher implements JobLauncher, InitializingBean,
 	/**
 	 * Start the job using the task executor provided.
 	 * 
-	 * @throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException
+	 * @throws NoSuchJobException
 	 *             if the identifier cannot be used to locate a
-	 *             {@link JobConfiguration}.
+	 *             {@link Job}.
 	 * 
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.execution.launch.SimpleJobLauncher#run(org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobIdentifier)
 	 */
 	public JobExecution run(final JobIdentifier jobIdentifier)
-			throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException,
+			throws NoSuchJobException,
 			JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException {
 
 		if (getJobExecution(jobIdentifier) != null) {
@@ -292,13 +292,13 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncher implements JobLauncher, InitializingBean,
 					holder.start();
 					runInternal(execution);
 					
-				} catch (NoSuchJobConfigurationException e) {
+				} catch (NoSuchJobException e) {
 					applicationEventPublisher
 							.publishEvent(new RepeatOperationsApplicationEvent(
 									jobIdentifier, "No such job",
 									RepeatOperationsApplicationEvent.ERROR));
 					logger.error(
-							"JobConfiguration could not be located inside Runnable for identifier: ["
+							"Job could not be located inside Runnable for identifier: ["
 									+ jobIdentifier + "]", e);
 				} finally {
 					holder.stop();
@@ -316,14 +316,14 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncher implements JobLauncher, InitializingBean,
 	 * 
 	 * @param name
 	 *            the name to assign to the job
-	 * @throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException
+	 * @throws NoSuchJobException
 	 * @throws JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException
 	 */
 	public JobExecution run(String name)
-			throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException,
+			throws NoSuchJobException,
 			JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException {
 		if (name == null) {
-			throw new NoSuchJobConfigurationException(
+			throw new NoSuchJobException(
 					"Null job name cannot be located.");
 		}
 		JobIdentifier runtimeInformation = jobIdentifierFactory
@@ -334,23 +334,23 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncher implements JobLauncher, InitializingBean,
 	/**
 	 * Start a job execution with default name and other runtime information
 	 * provided by the factory. If a job is already running has no effect. The
-	 * default name is taken from the enclosed {@link JobConfiguration}.
+	 * default name is taken from the enclosed {@link Job}.
 	 * 
-	 * @throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException
+	 * @throws NoSuchJobException
 	 * 
-	 * @throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException
-	 *             if the job configuration cannot be located
+	 * @throws NoSuchJobException
+	 *             if the job cannot be located
 	 * @throws JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException
 	 * 
 	 * @see #setJobIdentifierFactory(JobIdentifierFactory)
 	 * @see org.springframework.context.Lifecycle#start()
 	 */
-	public JobExecution run() throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException,
+	public JobExecution run() throws NoSuchJobException,
 			JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException {
-		if (jobConfigurationName != null) {
-			return this.run(jobConfigurationName);
+		if (jobName != null) {
+			return this.run(jobName);
 		}
-		throw new NoSuchJobConfigurationException(
+		throw new NoSuchJobException(
 				"Null default job name cannot be located.");
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepository.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepository.java
index 85dcfe178..e31a98797 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepository.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepository.java
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobIdentifier;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Step;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepInstance;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.BatchRestartException;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 	/**
 	 * <p>
 	 * Find or Create a (@link {@link JobExecution}) based on the passed in
-	 * {@link JobIdentifier} and {@link JobConfiguration}. However, unique
+	 * {@link JobIdentifier} and {@link Job}. However, unique
 	 * identification of a job can only come from the database, and therefore
 	 * must come from JobDao by either creating a new job or finding an existing
 	 * one, which will ensure that the id of the job is populated with the
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 	 * <p>
 	 * There are two ways in which the method determines if a job should be
 	 * created or an existing one should be returned. The first is
-	 * restartability. The {@link JobConfiguration} restartable property will be
+	 * restartability. The {@link Job} restartable property will be
 	 * checked first. If it is not false, a new job will be created, regardless
 	 * of whether or not one exists. If it is true, the {@link JobDao} will be
 	 * checked to determine if the job already exists, if it does, it's steps
 	 * will be populated (there must be at least 1) and a new
 	 * {@link JobExecution} will be returned. If no job is found, a new one will
-	 * be created based on the configuration.
+	 * be created based on the job.
 	 * </p>
 	 * 
 	 * <p>
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 	 * <li>What happens then depends on how many existing job instances we
 	 * find:
 	 * <ul>
-	 * <li>If there are none, or the {@link JobConfiguration} is marked
+	 * <li>If there are none, or the {@link Job} is marked
 	 * restartable, then we create a new {@link JobInstance}</li>
-	 * <li>If there is more than one and the {@link JobConfiguration} is not
+	 * <li>If there is more than one and the {@link Job} is not
 	 * marked as restartable, it is an error. This could be caused by a job
 	 * whose restartable flag has changed to be more strict (true not false)
 	 * <em>after</em> it has been executed at least once.</li>
@@ -118,26 +118,26 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 	 * platform does not support the higher isolation levels).
 	 * </p>
 	 * 
-	 * @see JobRepository#findOrCreateJob(JobConfiguration, JobIdentifier)
+	 * @see JobRepository#findOrCreateJob(Job, JobIdentifier)
 	 * 
 	 * @throws BatchRestartException
 	 *             if more than one JobInstance if found or if
 	 *             JobInstance.getJobExecutionCount() is greater than
-	 *             JobConfiguration.getStartLimit()
+	 *             Job.getStartLimit()
 	 * @throws JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException
 	 *             if a job execution is found for the given
 	 *             {@link JobIdentifier} that is already running
 	 * 
 	 */
-	public JobExecution findOrCreateJob(JobConfiguration jobConfiguration,
+	public JobExecution findOrCreateJob(Job job,
 			JobIdentifier jobIdentifier)
 			throws JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException {
 
 		List jobs = new ArrayList();
-		JobInstance job;
+		JobInstance jobInstance;
 
 		// Check if a job is restartable, if not, create and return a new job
-		if (jobConfiguration.isRestartable()) {
+		if (job.isRestartable()) {
 
 			/*
 			 * Find all jobs matching the runtime information.
@@ -153,34 +153,34 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 
 		if (jobs.size() == 1) {
 			// One job was found
-			job = (JobInstance) jobs.get(0);
-			job.setSteps(findSteps(jobConfiguration.getStepConfigurations(),
-					job));
-			job.setJobExecutionCount(jobDao.getJobExecutionCount(job.getId()));
-			if (job.getJobExecutionCount() > jobConfiguration.getStartLimit()) {
+			jobInstance = (JobInstance) jobs.get(0);
+			jobInstance.setStepInstances(findStepInstances(job.getSteps(),
+					jobInstance));
+			jobInstance.setJobExecutionCount(jobDao.getJobExecutionCount(jobInstance.getId()));
+			if (jobInstance.getJobExecutionCount() > job.getStartLimit()) {
 				throw new BatchRestartException(
-						"Restart Max exceeded for Job: " + job.toString());
+						"Restart Max exceeded for Job: " + jobInstance.toString());
 			}
-			List executions = jobDao.findJobExecutions(job);
+			List executions = jobDao.findJobExecutions(jobInstance);
 			for (Iterator iterator = executions.iterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
 				JobExecution execution = (JobExecution) iterator.next();
 				if (execution.isRunning()) {
 					throw new JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException(
 							"A job execution for this job is already running: "
-									+ job);
+									+ jobInstance);
 				}
 			}
 		} else if (jobs.size() == 0) {
 			// no job found, create one
-			job = createJob(jobConfiguration, jobIdentifier);
+			jobInstance = createJob(job, jobIdentifier);
 		} else {
 			// More than one job found, throw exception
 			throw new BatchRestartException(
 					"Error restarting job, more than one JobInstance found for: "
-							+ jobConfiguration.toString());
+							+ job.toString());
 		}
 
-		return generateJobExecution(job);
+		return generateJobExecution(jobInstance);
 
 	}
 
@@ -294,47 +294,47 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 	 * calling {@link JobDao#createJob(JobRuntimeInformation)} and then it's
 	 * list of StepConfigurations is passed to the createSteps method.
 	 */
-	private JobInstance createJob(JobConfiguration jobConfiguration,
+	private JobInstance createJob(Job job,
 			JobIdentifier runtimeInformation) {
 
-		JobInstance job = jobDao.createJob(runtimeInformation);
-		job
-				.setSteps(createSteps(job, jobConfiguration
-						.getStepConfigurations()));
-		return job;
+		JobInstance jobInstance = jobDao.createJob(runtimeInformation);
+		jobInstance
+				.setStepInstances(createStepInstances(jobInstance, job
+						.getSteps()));
+		return jobInstance;
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Create steps based on the given Job and list of StepConfigurations.
+	 * Create steps based on the given Job and list of Steps.
 	 */
-	private List createSteps(JobInstance job, List stepConfigurations) {
+	private List createStepInstances(JobInstance job, List steps) {
 
-		List steps = new ArrayList();
-		Iterator i = stepConfigurations.iterator();
+		List stepInstances = new ArrayList();
+		Iterator i = steps.iterator();
 		while (i.hasNext()) {
-			StepConfiguration stepConfiguration = (StepConfiguration) i.next();
-			StepInstance step = stepDao.createStep(job, stepConfiguration
+			Step step = (Step) i.next();
+			StepInstance stepInstance = stepDao.createStep(job, step
 					.getName());
 			// Ensure valid restart data is being returned.
-			if (step.getRestartData() == null
-					|| step.getRestartData().getProperties() == null) {
-				step.setRestartData(new GenericRestartData(new Properties()));
+			if (stepInstance.getRestartData() == null
+					|| stepInstance.getRestartData().getProperties() == null) {
+				stepInstance.setRestartData(new GenericRestartData(new Properties()));
 			}
-			steps.add(step);
+			stepInstances.add(stepInstance);
 		}
 
-		return steps;
+		return stepInstances;
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Find Steps for the given list of StepConfiguration's with a given JobId
+	 * Find Steps for the given list of Steps with a given JobId
 	 */
-	protected List findSteps(List stepConfigurations, JobInstance job) {
-		List steps = new ArrayList();
-		Iterator i = stepConfigurations.iterator();
+	protected List findStepInstances(List steps, JobInstance job) {
+		List stepInstances = new ArrayList();
+		Iterator i = steps.iterator();
 		while (i.hasNext()) {
 
-			StepConfiguration stepConfiguration = (StepConfiguration) i.next();
+			Step stepConfiguration = (Step) i.next();
 			StepInstance step = stepDao.findStep(job, stepConfiguration
 					.getName());
 			if (step != null) {
@@ -348,10 +348,10 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 							.setRestartData(new GenericRestartData(
 									new Properties()));
 				}
-				steps.add(step);
+				stepInstances.add(step);
 			}
 		}
-		return steps;
+		return stepInstances;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/AbstractStepConfiguration.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/AbstractStep.java
similarity index 77%
rename from spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/AbstractStepConfiguration.java
rename to spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/AbstractStep.java
index 5b88a1d28..16e584275 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/AbstractStepConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/AbstractStep.java
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.execution.step;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfigurationSupport;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Step;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepSupport;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.exception.handler.ExceptionHandler;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware;
 
 /**
- * A {@link StepConfiguration} implementation that provides common behaviour to
+ * A {@link Step} implementation that provides common behaviour to
  * subclasses. Implements {@link BeanNameAware} so that if no name is provided
  * explicitly it will be inferred from the bean definition in Spring
  * configuration.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware;
  * @author Dave Syer
  * 
  */
-public class AbstractStepConfiguration extends StepConfigurationSupport {
+public class AbstractStep extends StepSupport {
 
 	private int skipLimit = 0;
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class AbstractStepConfiguration extends StepConfigurationSupport {
 	/**
 	 * Default constructor.
 	 */
-	public AbstractStepConfiguration() {
+	public AbstractStep() {
 		super();
 	}
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class AbstractStepConfiguration extends StepConfigurationSupport {
 	 * Convenient constructor for setting only the name property.
 	 * @param name
 	 */
-	public AbstractStepConfiguration(String name) {
+	public AbstractStep(String name) {
 		super(name);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/PrototypeBeanStepExecutorFactory.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/PrototypeBeanStepExecutorFactory.java
index 0d7346b6f..7c34d2cac 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/PrototypeBeanStepExecutorFactory.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/PrototypeBeanStepExecutorFactory.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.execution.step;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Step;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.StepExecutor;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.StepExecutorFactory;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.simple.SimpleStepExecutor;
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 /**
  * A {@link StepExecutorFactory} that uses a prototype bean in the application
  * context to satisfy the factory contract. If the prototype bean and
- * {@link StepConfiguration} are of known (simple) type, they can be combined to
- * add the commit interval information from the configuration.<br/>
+ * {@link Step} are of known (simple) type, they can be combined to
+ * add the commit interval information from the step.<br/>
  * 
  * The nominated bean has to be a prototype because its state may be changed
  * before it is used, applying values for things like commit interval from the
- * {@link StepConfiguration}.
+ * {@link Step}.
  * 
  * @author Dave Syer
  * 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class PrototypeBeanStepExecutorFactory implements StepExecutorFactory,
 	 * <ul>
 	 * 
 	 * <li>If the {@link StepExecutor} refers to a {@link SimpleStepExecutor},
-	 * and {@link StepConfiguration} is an instance of
+	 * and {@link Step} is an instance of
 	 * {@link RepeatOperationsHolder}, then the {@link RepeatOperations} for
 	 * the chunk will be pulled from there directly. This gives maximum
 	 * flexibility for clients to control the properties of the iteration. For
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class PrototypeBeanStepExecutorFactory implements StepExecutorFactory,
 	 * execution, like the commit interval, this is not necessary.</li>
 	 * 
 	 * <li>If the {@link StepExecutor} is a {@link SimpleStepExecutor} and the
-	 * configuration is a {@link SimpleStepConfiguration} then this
+	 * step is a {@link SimpleStep} then this
 	 * implementation modifies the state of the {@link StepExecutor} to set the
 	 * completion policy of the chunk operations. In this case the chunk
 	 * operations cannot be set by the client of this factory.</li>
@@ -102,18 +102,18 @@ public class PrototypeBeanStepExecutorFactory implements StepExecutorFactory,
 	 * @throws IllegalStateException
 	 *             if no {@link StepExecutor} can be located.
 	 * 
-	 * @see StepExecutorFactory#getExecutor(StepConfiguration)
+	 * @see StepExecutorFactory#getExecutor(Step)
 	 */
-	public StepExecutor getExecutor(StepConfiguration configuration) {
+	public StepExecutor getExecutor(Step step) {
 		StepExecutor executor = getStepExecutor();
-		executor.applyConfiguration(configuration);
+		executor.applyConfiguration(step);
 		return executor;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Setter for the bean name of the {@link StepExecutor} to use. The
 	 * corresponding bean must be prototype scoped, so that its properties can
-	 * be overridden per execution by the {@link StepConfiguration}.
+	 * be overridden per execution by the {@link Step}.
 	 * 
 	 * @param stepExecutor
 	 *            the stepExecutor to set
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/RepeatOperationsHolder.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/RepeatOperationsHolder.java
index 0c164b992..d34d93115 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/RepeatOperationsHolder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/RepeatOperationsHolder.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.execution.step;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Step;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.StepExecutor;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.RepeatOperations;
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.repeat.RepeatOperations;
  * available for the inner loop (chunk operations) and outer loop (step
  * operations) in a {@link StepExecutor}. The inner loop is normally going to
  * be in-process and thread-bound so it makes sense for
- * {@link StepConfiguration} implementations to be able to override the
+ * {@link Step} implementations to be able to override the
  * strategies that control that loop.
  * 
  * @author Dave Syer
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/RepeatOperationsStepConfiguration.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/RepeatOperationsStep.java
similarity index 87%
rename from spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/RepeatOperationsStepConfiguration.java
rename to spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/RepeatOperationsStep.java
index e986a1b5a..5f97f0522 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/RepeatOperationsStepConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/RepeatOperationsStep.java
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@
 
 package org.springframework.batch.execution.step;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Step;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.RepeatOperations;
 
 /**
- * {@link StepConfiguration} implementation that allows full configuration of
+ * {@link Step} implementation that allows full step of
  * the {@link RepeatOperations} that will be used in the chunk (inner loop).
  * 
  * @author Lucas Ward
  * @author Dave Syer
  * 
  */
-public class RepeatOperationsStepConfiguration extends AbstractStepConfiguration implements RepeatOperationsHolder {
+public class RepeatOperationsStep extends AbstractStep implements RepeatOperationsHolder {
 
 	// default chunkOperations is null
 	private RepeatOperations chunkOperations;
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/SimpleStepConfiguration.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/SimpleStep.java
similarity index 76%
rename from spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/SimpleStepConfiguration.java
rename to spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/SimpleStep.java
index ed04388f2..273b4e6a7 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/SimpleStepConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/SimpleStep.java
@@ -16,31 +16,31 @@
 
 package org.springframework.batch.execution.step;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Step;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.tasklet.Tasklet;
 
 /**
- * Simple {@link StepConfiguration} good enough for most purposes and easy to
+ * Simple {@link Step} good enough for most purposes and easy to
  * configure simple properties, principally the commit interval.
  * 
  * @author Lucas Ward
  * @author Dave Syer
  * 
  */
-public class SimpleStepConfiguration extends AbstractStepConfiguration {
+public class SimpleStep extends AbstractStep {
 
 	// default commit interval is one
 	private int commitInterval = 1;
 
-	public SimpleStepConfiguration() {
+	public SimpleStep() {
 		super();
 	}
 
-	public SimpleStepConfiguration(String name) {
+	public SimpleStep(String name) {
 		super(name);
 	}
 
-	public SimpleStepConfiguration(Tasklet module) {
+	public SimpleStep(Tasklet module) {
 		this();
 		setTasklet(module);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepExecutor.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepExecutor.java
index 61c4cdb0d..3b33288e4 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepExecutor.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepExecutor.java
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.BatchStatus;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Step;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepContribution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepInstance;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.execution.scope.SimpleStepContext;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.scope.StepScope;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.scope.StepSynchronizationManager;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.RepeatOperationsHolder;
-import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep;
 import org.springframework.batch.io.Skippable;
 import org.springframework.batch.io.exception.BatchCriticalException;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.ExitStatus;
@@ -141,16 +141,16 @@ public class SimpleStepExecutor implements StepExecutor {
 	 * @throws StepInterruptedException if the step or a chunk is interrupted
 	 * @throws RuntimeException if there is an exception during a chunk
 	 * execution
-	 * @see StepExecutor#process(StepConfiguration, StepExecution)
+	 * @see StepExecutor#process(Step, StepExecution)
 	 */
-	public ExitStatus process(final StepConfiguration configuration, final StepExecution stepExecution)
+	public ExitStatus process(final Step step, final StepExecution stepExecution)
 			throws BatchCriticalException, StepInterruptedException {
 
-		final StepInstance step = stepExecution.getStep();
-		boolean isRestart = step.getStepExecutionCount() > 0 ? true : false;
-		Assert.notNull(step);
+		final StepInstance stepInstance = stepExecution.getStep();
+		boolean isRestart = stepInstance.getStepExecutionCount() > 0 ? true : false;
+		Assert.notNull(stepInstance);
 
-		final Tasklet module = configuration.getTasklet();
+		final Tasklet module = step.getTasklet();
 
 		ExitStatus status = ExitStatus.FAILED;
 
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ public class SimpleStepExecutor implements StepExecutor {
 			stepExecution.setStartTime(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()));
 			updateStatus(stepExecution, BatchStatus.STARTED);
 
-			final boolean saveRestartData = configuration.isSaveRestartData();
+			final boolean saveRestartData = step.isSaveRestartData();
 
 			if (saveRestartData && isRestart) {
-				restoreFromRestartData(module, step.getRestartData());
+				restoreFromRestartData(module, stepInstance.getRestartData());
 			}
 
 			status = stepOperations.iterate(new RepeatCallback() {
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public class SimpleStepExecutor implements StepExecutor {
 										BatchTransactionSynchronizationManager.resynchronize();
 										ExitStatus result;
 
-										result = processChunk(configuration, contribution);
+										result = processChunk(step, contribution);
 
 										// TODO: Statistics are not thread safe
 										// - we cannot guarantee that they are
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ public class SimpleStepExecutor implements StepExecutor {
 										stepExecution.apply(contribution);
 
 										if (saveRestartData) {
-											step.setRestartData(getRestartData(module));
-											jobRepository.update(step);
+											stepInstance.setRestartData(getRestartData(module));
+											jobRepository.update(stepInstance);
 										}
 										jobRepository.saveOrUpdate(stepExecution);
 										return result;
@@ -307,18 +307,18 @@ public class SimpleStepExecutor implements StepExecutor {
 	 * outside this method, so subclasses that override do not need to create a
 	 * transaction.
 	 * 
-	 * @param configuration the current step configuration
+	 * @param step the current step
 	 * @param stepExecution the current step, containing the {@link Tasklet}
 	 * with the business logic.
 	 * @return true if there is more data to process.
 	 */
-	protected final ExitStatus processChunk(final StepConfiguration configuration, final StepContribution contribution) {
+	protected final ExitStatus processChunk(final Step step, final StepContribution contribution) {
 		ExitStatus result = chunkOperations.iterate(new RepeatCallback() {
 			public ExitStatus doInIteration(final RepeatContext context) throws Exception {
 				contribution.registerChunkContext(context);
 				// check for interruption before each item as well
 				interruptionPolicy.checkInterrupted(context);
-				ExitStatus exitStatus = doTaskletProcessing(configuration.getTasklet(), contribution);
+				ExitStatus exitStatus = doTaskletProcessing(step.getTasklet(), contribution);
 				contribution.incrementTaskCount();
 				// check for interruption after each item as well
 				interruptionPolicy.checkInterrupted(context);
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ public class SimpleStepExecutor implements StepExecutor {
 	 * <ul>
 	 * <li> If the configuration is a {@link RepeatOperationsHolder} then we use
 	 * the provided {@link RepeatOperations} instances for chunk and step. </li>
-	 * <li> If the configuration is a {@link SimpleStepConfiguration} then we
+	 * <li> If the configuration is a {@link SimpleStep} then we
 	 * apply the commit interval at the chunk level and the exception handler at
 	 * the step level, provided the existing repeat operations are instances of
 	 * {@link RepeatTemplate}. In addition if there is a non-zero skip limit
@@ -427,18 +427,18 @@ public class SimpleStepExecutor implements StepExecutor {
 	 * {@link SimpleLimitExceptionHandler} with that limit.</li>
 	 * </ul>
 	 * 
-	 * @param configuration a step configuration
+	 * @param step a step
 	 */
-	public void applyConfiguration(StepConfiguration configuration) {
+	public void applyConfiguration(Step step) {
 
-		if (configuration instanceof RepeatOperationsHolder) {
+		if (step instanceof RepeatOperationsHolder) {
 
-			RepeatOperationsHolder holder = (RepeatOperationsHolder) configuration;
+			RepeatOperationsHolder holder = (RepeatOperationsHolder) step;
 			RepeatOperations chunkOperations = holder.getChunkOperations();
 			RepeatOperations stepOperations = holder.getStepOperations();
 			Assert
 					.state(chunkOperations != null,
-							"Chunk operations obtained from step configuration must be non-null.");
+							"Chunk operations obtained from step must be non-null.");
 
 			if (chunkOperations != null) {
 				setChunkOperations(chunkOperations);
@@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ public class SimpleStepExecutor implements StepExecutor {
 			}
 
 		}
-		else if (configuration instanceof SimpleStepConfiguration) {
+		else if (step instanceof SimpleStep) {
 
-			SimpleStepConfiguration simpleConfiguation = (SimpleStepConfiguration) configuration;
+			SimpleStep simpleConfiguation = (SimpleStep) step;
 			if (this.chunkOperations instanceof RepeatTemplate) {
 				RepeatTemplate template = (RepeatTemplate) this.chunkOperations;
 				template.setCompletionPolicy(new SimpleCompletionPolicy(simpleConfiguation.getCommitInterval()));
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepExecutorFactory.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepExecutorFactory.java
index c76559d15..e1e02dd62 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepExecutorFactory.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepExecutorFactory.java
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.execution.step.simple;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Step;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.StepExecutor;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.StepExecutorFactory;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobRepository;
-import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
@@ -37,28 +37,28 @@ public class SimpleStepExecutorFactory implements StepExecutorFactory,
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a {@link SimpleStepExecutor} for this configuration. If the
-	 * configuration is a {@link SimpleStepConfiguration} then a
+	 * configuration is a {@link SimpleStep} then a
 	 * {@link StepExecutor} is created with policies matching the commit
 	 * interval of the configuration. <br/>
 	 * 
 	 * @throws IllegalStateException
-	 *             if the configuration is not a {@link SimpleStepConfiguration}.
+	 *             if the configuration is not a {@link SimpleStep}.
 	 * @throws IllegalStateException
 	 *             if the {@link JobRepository} is null.
 	 * 
-	 * @see StepExecutorFactory#getExecutor(StepConfiguration)
+	 * @see StepExecutorFactory#getExecutor(Step)
 	 */
-	public StepExecutor getExecutor(StepConfiguration configuration) {
+	public StepExecutor getExecutor(Step step) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(jobRepository, "JobRepository cannot be null");
-		Assert.state(configuration instanceof SimpleStepConfiguration,
-				"StepConfiguration must be instance of SimpleStepConfiguration - found: ["
-						+ (configuration == null ? null : configuration
+		Assert.state(step instanceof SimpleStep,
+				"Step must be instance of SimpleStep - found: ["
+						+ (step == null ? null : step
 								.getClass()) + "]");
 
 		SimpleStepExecutor executor = new SimpleStepExecutor();
 		executor.setRepository(jobRepository);
-		executor.applyConfiguration(configuration);
+		executor.applyConfiguration(step);
 
 		return executor;
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/SimpleJvmExitCodeMapperTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/SimpleJvmExitCodeMapperTests.java
index 60e35fd38..2b6ea3116 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/SimpleJvmExitCodeMapperTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/SimpleJvmExitCodeMapperTests.java
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ public class SimpleJvmExitCodeMapperTests extends TestCase {
 		Map ecm2Map = new HashMap();
 		ecm2Map.put(ExitStatus.FINISHED.getExitCode(), new Integer(-1));
 		ecm2Map.put(ExitStatus.FAILED.getExitCode(), new Integer(-2));
-		ecm2Map.put(ExitCodeMapper.JOB_CONFIGURATION_NOT_PROVIDED, new Integer(-3));
-		ecm2Map.put(ExitCodeMapper.NO_SUCH_JOB_CONFIGURATION, new Integer(-3));
+		ecm2Map.put(ExitCodeMapper.JOB_NOT_PROVIDED, new Integer(-3));
+		ecm2Map.put(ExitCodeMapper.NO_SUCH_JOB, new Integer(-3));
 		ecm2.setMapping(ecm2Map);
 	}
 
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ public class SimpleJvmExitCodeMapperTests extends TestCase {
 				ecm.getExitCode(ExitStatus.FAILED.getExitCode()),
 				ExitCodeMapper.JVM_EXITCODE_GENERIC_ERROR);
 		assertEquals(
-				ecm.getExitCode(ExitCodeMapper.JOB_CONFIGURATION_NOT_PROVIDED),
-				ExitCodeMapper.JVM_EXITCODE_JOB_CONFIGURATION_ERROR);		
+				ecm.getExitCode(ExitCodeMapper.JOB_NOT_PROVIDED),
+				ExitCodeMapper.JVM_EXITCODE_JOB_ERROR);		
 		assertEquals(
-				ecm.getExitCode(ExitCodeMapper.NO_SUCH_JOB_CONFIGURATION),
-				ExitCodeMapper.JVM_EXITCODE_JOB_CONFIGURATION_ERROR);		
+				ecm.getExitCode(ExitCodeMapper.NO_SUCH_JOB),
+				ExitCodeMapper.JVM_EXITCODE_JOB_ERROR);		
 	}
 	
 	public void testGetExitCodeWithPredefinedCodesOverridden() {
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ public class SimpleJvmExitCodeMapperTests extends TestCase {
 		assertEquals(
 				ecm2.getExitCode(ExitStatus.FAILED.getExitCode()), -2);
 		assertEquals(
-				ecm2.getExitCode(ExitCodeMapper.JOB_CONFIGURATION_NOT_PROVIDED), -3);		
+				ecm2.getExitCode(ExitCodeMapper.JOB_NOT_PROVIDED), -3);		
 		assertEquals(
-				ecm2.getExitCode(ExitCodeMapper.NO_SUCH_JOB_CONFIGURATION), -3);		
+				ecm2.getExitCode(ExitCodeMapper.NO_SUCH_JOB), -3);		
 	}
 
 	public void testGetExitCodeWithCustomCode() {
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/StubJobLauncher.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/StubJobLauncher.java
index 72dfebc78..a0f4a6cd0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/StubJobLauncher.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/StubJobLauncher.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package org.springframework.batch.execution.bootstrap.support;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobIdentifier;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.NoSuchJobException;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.launch.JobLauncher;
 
 /**
@@ -29,19 +29,19 @@ public class StubJobLauncher implements JobLauncher {
 		return isRunning;
 	}
 
-	public JobExecution run() throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException {
+	public JobExecution run() throws NoSuchJobException {
 		lastRunCalled = RUN_NO_ARGS;
 		return returnValue;
 	}
 
 	public JobExecution run(String jobName)
-			throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException {
+			throws NoSuchJobException {
 		lastRunCalled = RUN_JOB_NAME;
 		return returnValue;
 	}
 
 	public JobExecution run(JobIdentifier jobIdentifier)
-			throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException {
+			throws NoSuchJobException {
 		lastRunCalled = RUN_JOB_IDENTIFIER;
 		return returnValue;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/JobRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests.java
similarity index 69%
rename from spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests.java
rename to spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/JobRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests.java
index ebc24ecef..2c85b9cd1 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/JobRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests.java
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.DuplicateJobConfigurationException;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.DuplicateJobException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.NoSuchJobException;
 import org.springframework.beans.FatalBeanException;
 import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
 
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
  * @author Dave Syer
  * 
  */
-public class JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests extends TestCase {
+public class JobRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests extends TestCase {
 
-	private JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessor processor = new JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessor();
+	private JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor processor = new JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor();
 
 	public void testInitialization() throws Exception {
 		try {
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@ public class JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 
 	public void testAfterInitializationWithCorrectType() throws Exception {
-		MapJobConfigurationRegistry registry = new MapJobConfigurationRegistry();
+		MapJobRegistry registry = new MapJobRegistry();
 		processor.setJobConfigurationRegistry(registry);
-		JobConfiguration configuration = new JobConfiguration();
+		Job configuration = new Job();
 		configuration.setBeanName("foo");
 		assertEquals(configuration, processor.postProcessAfterInitialization(
 				configuration, "bar"));
-		assertEquals(configuration, registry.getJobConfiguration("foo"));
+		assertEquals(configuration, registry.getJob("foo"));
 	}
 
 	public void testAfterInitializationWithDuplicate() throws Exception {
-		MapJobConfigurationRegistry registry = new MapJobConfigurationRegistry();
+		MapJobRegistry registry = new MapJobRegistry();
 		processor.setJobConfigurationRegistry(registry);
-		JobConfiguration configuration = new JobConfiguration();
+		Job configuration = new Job();
 		configuration.setBeanName("foo");
 		processor.postProcessAfterInitialization(configuration, "bar");
 		try {
@@ -76,22 +76,22 @@ public class JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests extends TestCase {
 			fail("Expected FatalBeanException");
 		} catch (FatalBeanException e) {
 			// Expected
-			assertTrue(e.getCause() instanceof DuplicateJobConfigurationException);
+			assertTrue(e.getCause() instanceof DuplicateJobException);
 		}
 	}
 
 	public void testUnregisterOnDestroy() throws Exception {
-		MapJobConfigurationRegistry registry = new MapJobConfigurationRegistry();
+		MapJobRegistry registry = new MapJobRegistry();
 		processor.setJobConfigurationRegistry(registry);
-		JobConfiguration configuration = new JobConfiguration();
+		Job configuration = new Job();
 		configuration.setBeanName("foo");
 		assertEquals(configuration, processor.postProcessAfterInitialization(
 				configuration, "bar"));
 		processor.destroy();
 		try {
-			assertEquals(null, registry.getJobConfiguration("foo"));
+			assertEquals(null, registry.getJob("foo"));
 			fail("Expected NoSuchJobConfigurationException");
-		} catch (NoSuchJobConfigurationException e) {
+		} catch (NoSuchJobException e) {
 			// expected
 		}
 	}
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ public class JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests extends TestCase {
 	public void testExecutionWithApplicationContext() throws Exception {
 		ClassPathXmlApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(
 				"test-context.xml", getClass());
-		MapJobConfigurationRegistry registry = (MapJobConfigurationRegistry) context
+		MapJobRegistry registry = (MapJobRegistry) context
 				.getBean("registry");
 		Collection configurations = registry.getJobConfigurations();
 		// System.err.println(configurations);
-		String[] names = context.getBeanNamesForType(JobConfiguration.class);
+		String[] names = context.getBeanNamesForType(Job.class);
 		int count = names.length;
 		// Each concrete bean of type JobConfiguration is registered...
 		assertEquals(count, configurations.size());
@@ -111,21 +111,21 @@ public class JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests extends TestCase {
 		// explicit name or beanName (using property setter): in this case then
 		// child beans will have the same name and will be re-registered (and
 		// override, if the registry supports that).
-		assertNotNull(registry.getJobConfiguration("test-job"));
+		assertNotNull(registry.getJob("test-job"));
 		assertEquals(context.getBean("test-job-with-name"), registry
-				.getJobConfiguration("foo"));
+				.getJob("foo"));
 		assertEquals(context.getBean("test-job-with-bean-name"), registry
-				.getJobConfiguration("bar"));
+				.getJob("bar"));
 		assertEquals(context.getBean("test-job-with-parent-and-name"), registry
-				.getJobConfiguration("spam"));
+				.getJob("spam"));
 		assertEquals(context.getBean("test-job-with-parent-and-bean-name"),
-				registry.getJobConfiguration("bucket"));
+				registry.getJob("bucket"));
 		assertEquals(context.getBean("test-job-with-concrete-parent"), registry
-				.getJobConfiguration("maps"));
+				.getJob("maps"));
 		assertEquals(context.getBean("test-job-with-concrete-parent-and-name"),
-				registry.getJobConfiguration("oof"));
+				registry.getJob("oof"));
 		assertEquals(context
 				.getBean("test-job-with-concrete-parent-and-bean-name"),
-				registry.getJobConfiguration("rab"));
+				registry.getJob("rab"));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/MapJobConfigurationRegistryTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/MapJobRegistryTests.java
similarity index 56%
rename from spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/MapJobConfigurationRegistryTests.java
rename to spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/MapJobRegistryTests.java
index 0b10ca528..daffd8553 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/MapJobConfigurationRegistryTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/MapJobRegistryTests.java
@@ -19,45 +19,45 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.DuplicateJobConfigurationException;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
-import org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobConfigurationRegistry;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.DuplicateJobException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.NoSuchJobException;
+import org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobRegistry;
 
 /**
  * @author Dave Syer
  *
  */
-public class MapJobConfigurationRegistryTests extends TestCase {
+public class MapJobRegistryTests extends TestCase {
 	
-	private MapJobConfigurationRegistry registry = new MapJobConfigurationRegistry();
+	private MapJobRegistry registry = new MapJobRegistry();
 
 	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobConfigurationRegistry#unregister(org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration)}.
+	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobRegistry#unregister(org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job)}.
 	 * @throws Exception 
 	 */
 	public void testUnregister() throws Exception {
-		registry.register(new JobConfiguration("foo"));
-		assertNotNull(registry.getJobConfiguration("foo"));
-		registry.unregister(new JobConfiguration("foo"));
+		registry.register(new Job("foo"));
+		assertNotNull(registry.getJob("foo"));
+		registry.unregister(new Job("foo"));
 		try {
-			assertNull(registry.getJobConfiguration("foo"));
+			assertNull(registry.getJob("foo"));
 			fail("Expected NoSuchJobConfigurationException");
 		}
-		catch (NoSuchJobConfigurationException e) {
+		catch (NoSuchJobException e) {
 			// expected
 			assertTrue(e.getMessage().indexOf("foo")>=0);
 		}
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobConfigurationRegistry#getJobConfiguration(java.lang.String)}.
+	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobRegistry#getJob(java.lang.String)}.
 	 */
 	public void testReplaceDuplicateConfiguration() throws Exception {
-		registry.register(new JobConfiguration("foo"));
+		registry.register(new Job("foo"));
 		try {
-			registry.register(new JobConfiguration("foo"));
-		} catch (DuplicateJobConfigurationException e) {
+			registry.register(new Job("foo"));
+		} catch (DuplicateJobException e) {
 			fail("Unexpected DuplicateJobConfigurationException");
 			// expected
 			assertTrue(e.getMessage().indexOf("foo")>=0);
@@ -65,28 +65,28 @@ public class MapJobConfigurationRegistryTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobConfigurationRegistry#getJobConfiguration(java.lang.String)}.
+	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobRegistry#getJob(java.lang.String)}.
 	 */
 	public void testRealDuplicateConfiguration() throws Exception {
-		JobConfiguration jobConfiguration = new JobConfiguration("foo");
+		Job jobConfiguration = new Job("foo");
 		registry.register(jobConfiguration);
 		try {
 			registry.register(jobConfiguration);
 			fail("Unexpected DuplicateJobConfigurationException");
-		} catch (DuplicateJobConfigurationException e) {
+		} catch (DuplicateJobException e) {
 			// expected
 			assertTrue(e.getMessage().indexOf("foo")>=0);
 		}
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobConfigurationRegistry#getJobConfigurations()}.
+	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobRegistry#getJobConfigurations()}.
 	 * @throws Exception 
 	 */
 	public void testGetJobConfigurations() throws Exception {
-		JobConfiguration configuration = new JobConfiguration("foo");
+		Job configuration = new Job("foo");
 		registry.register(configuration);
-		registry.register(new JobConfiguration("bar"));
+		registry.register(new Job("bar"));
 		Collection configurations = registry.getJobConfigurations();
 		assertEquals(2, configurations.size());
 		assertTrue(configurations.contains(configuration));
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/job/DefaultJobExecutorTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/job/DefaultJobExecutorTests.java
index 524331fa7..c672c0ed9 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/job/DefaultJobExecutorTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/job/DefaultJobExecutorTests.java
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfigurationSupport;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.BatchStatus;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Step;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepSupport;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.ExitCodeExceptionClassifier;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.StepExecutor;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.StepExecutorFactory;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.JobDao;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.MapJobDao;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.MapStepDao;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.StepDao;
-import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep;
 import org.springframework.batch.io.exception.BatchCriticalException;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.ExitStatus;
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class DefaultJobExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 	private List list = new ArrayList();
 
 	StepExecutor defaultStepLifecycle = new StubStepExecutor() {
-		public ExitStatus process(StepConfiguration configuration,
+		public ExitStatus process(Step configuration,
 				StepExecution stepExecution) throws StepInterruptedException,
 				BatchCriticalException {
 			list.add("default");
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class DefaultJobExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 	};
 
 	StepExecutor configurationStepLifecycle = new StubStepExecutor() {
-		public ExitStatus process(StepConfiguration configuration,
+		public ExitStatus process(Step configuration,
 				StepExecution stepExecution) throws StepInterruptedException,
 				BatchCriticalException {
 			list.add("special");
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ public class DefaultJobExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 
 	private StepExecution stepExecution2;
 
-	private StepConfigurationSupport stepConfiguration1;
+	private StepSupport stepConfiguration1;
 
-	private StepConfigurationSupport stepConfiguration2;
+	private StepSupport stepConfiguration2;
 
-	private JobConfiguration jobConfiguration;
+	private Job jobConfiguration;
 
 	private SimpleJobIdentifier jobIdentifer;
 
@@ -113,17 +113,17 @@ public class DefaultJobExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 		jobExecutor.setJobRepository(jobRepository);
 
 		jobExecutor.setStepExecutorFactory(new StepExecutorFactory() {
-			public StepExecutor getExecutor(StepConfiguration configuration) {
+			public StepExecutor getExecutor(Step configuration) {
 				return defaultStepLifecycle;
 			}
 		});
 
-		stepConfiguration1 = new SimpleStepConfiguration("TestStep1");
-		stepConfiguration2 = new SimpleStepConfiguration("TestStep2");
+		stepConfiguration1 = new SimpleStep("TestStep1");
+		stepConfiguration2 = new SimpleStep("TestStep2");
 		List stepConfigurations = new ArrayList();
 		stepConfigurations.add(stepConfiguration1);
 		stepConfigurations.add(stepConfiguration2);
-		jobConfiguration = new JobConfiguration();
+		jobConfiguration = new Job();
 		jobConfiguration.setSteps(stepConfigurations);
 
 		jobIdentifer = new SimpleJobIdentifier("TestJob");
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class DefaultJobExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 		jobExecution = jobRepository.findOrCreateJob(jobConfiguration, jobIdentifer);
 		job = jobExecution.getJob();
 
-		List steps = job.getSteps();
+		List steps = job.getStepInstances();
 		step1 = (StepInstance) steps.get(0);
 		step2 = (StepInstance) steps.get(1);
 		stepExecution1 = new StepExecution(step1, jobExecution);
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public class DefaultJobExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 	public void testRunWithNonDefaultExecutor() throws Exception {
 
 		jobExecutor.setStepExecutorFactory(new StepExecutorFactory() {
-			public StepExecutor getExecutor(StepConfiguration configuration) {
+			public StepExecutor getExecutor(Step configuration) {
 				return configuration == stepConfiguration2 ? defaultStepLifecycle
 						: configurationStepLifecycle;
 			}
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public class DefaultJobExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 		final StepInterruptedException exception = new StepInterruptedException(
 				"Interrupt!");
 		defaultStepLifecycle = new StubStepExecutor() {
-			public ExitStatus process(StepConfiguration configuration,
+			public ExitStatus process(Step configuration,
 					StepExecution stepExecution)
 					throws StepInterruptedException, BatchCriticalException {
 				throw exception;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public class DefaultJobExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 		stepConfiguration2.setStartLimit(5);
 		final RuntimeException exception = new RuntimeException("Foo!");
 		defaultStepLifecycle = new StubStepExecutor() {
-			public ExitStatus process(StepConfiguration configuration,
+			public ExitStatus process(Step configuration,
 					StepExecution stepExecution)
 					throws StepInterruptedException, BatchCriticalException {
 				throw exception;
@@ -302,10 +302,10 @@ public class DefaultJobExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 	
 	private class StubStepExecutor implements StepExecutor {
 
-		public void applyConfiguration(StepConfiguration configuration) {
+		public void applyConfiguration(Step configuration) {
 		}
 
-		public ExitStatus process(StepConfiguration configuration,
+		public ExitStatus process(Step configuration,
 				StepExecution stepExecution) throws StepInterruptedException,
 				BatchCriticalException {
 			return null;
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/InterruptJobTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/InterruptJobTests.java
index a9549a58b..bdb70de55 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/InterruptJobTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/InterruptJobTests.java
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.NoSuchJobException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.JobExecutor;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.runtime.SimpleJobIdentifier;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.bootstrap.support.ThreadInterruptJobExecutionListener;
-import org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobConfigurationRegistry;
+import org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobRegistry;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.launch.JobExecutorFacade;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.launch.SimpleJobExecutorFacade;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.SimpleJobRepository;
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ public class InterruptJobTests extends TestCase {
 		facade.setJobExecutionListeners(Collections
 				.singletonList(new ThreadInterruptJobExecutionListener()));
 
-		MapJobConfigurationRegistry registry = new MapJobConfigurationRegistry();
-		facade.setJobConfigurationLocator(registry);
+		MapJobRegistry registry = new MapJobRegistry();
+		facade.setJobLocator(registry);
 
-		registry.register(new JobConfiguration("foo"));
+		registry.register(new Job("foo"));
 		final SimpleJobIdentifier identifier = new SimpleJobIdentifier("foo");
 		final JobExecution execution = facade.createExecutionFrom(identifier);
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class InterruptJobTests extends TestCase {
 			public void run() {
 				try {
 					facade.start(execution);
-				} catch (NoSuchJobConfigurationException e) {
+				} catch (NoSuchJobException e) {
 					fail("Unexpected NoSuchJobConfigurationException");
 				}
 			}
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class InterruptJobTests extends TestCase {
 		 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.executor.JobExecutor#run(org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration,
 		 *      org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution)
 		 */
-		public ExitStatus run(JobConfiguration configuration,
+		public ExitStatus run(Job configuration,
 				JobExecution execution) throws BatchCriticalException {
 			try {
 				// 1 seconds should be long enough to allow the thread to be
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobExecutorFacadeTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobExecutorFacadeTests.java
index 836641252..c6b8e5981 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobExecutorFacadeTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobExecutorFacadeTests.java
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
 import org.easymock.MockControl;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfigurationLocator;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobLocator;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.NoSuchJobException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.JobExecutor;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobRepository;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class SimpleJobExecutorFacadeTests extends TestCase {
 	private MockControl jobRepositoryControl = MockControl
 			.createControl(JobRepository.class);
 
-	private JobConfiguration jobConfiguration = new JobConfiguration();
+	private Job jobConfiguration = new Job();
 
 	private volatile boolean running = false;
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class SimpleJobExecutorFacadeTests extends TestCase {
 			throws Exception {
 		jobIdentifier = new SimpleJobIdentifier("bar");
 		jobExecutor = new JobExecutor() {
-			public ExitStatus run(JobConfiguration configuration,
+			public ExitStatus run(Job configuration,
 					JobExecution execution) throws BatchCriticalException {
 				jobExecution = execution;
 				return ExitStatus.FINISHED;
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ public class SimpleJobExecutorFacadeTests extends TestCase {
 		jobRepositoryControl.setReturnValue(jobExecution);
 		jobRepositoryControl.replay();
 		jobExecutorFacade
-				.setJobConfigurationLocator(new JobConfigurationLocator() {
-					public JobConfiguration getJobConfiguration(String name)
-							throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException {
+				.setJobLocator(new JobLocator() {
+					public Job getJob(String name)
+							throws NoSuchJobException {
 						return jobConfiguration;
 					}
 				});
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class SimpleJobExecutorFacadeTests extends TestCase {
 
 	public void testIsRunning() throws Exception {
 		jobExecutorFacade.setJobExecutor(new JobExecutor() {
-			public ExitStatus run(JobConfiguration configuration,
+			public ExitStatus run(Job configuration,
 					JobExecution execution) throws BatchCriticalException {
 				while (running) {
 					try {
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ public class SimpleJobExecutorFacadeTests extends TestCase {
 			}
 		});
 		jobExecutorFacade
-				.setJobConfigurationLocator(new JobConfigurationLocator() {
-					public JobConfiguration getJobConfiguration(String name)
-							throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException {
+				.setJobLocator(new JobLocator() {
+					public Job getJob(String name)
+							throws NoSuchJobException {
 						return jobConfiguration;
 					}
 				});
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class SimpleJobExecutorFacadeTests extends TestCase {
 			public void run() {
 				try {
 					jobExecutorFacade.start(jobExecution);
-				} catch (NoSuchJobConfigurationException e) {
+				} catch (NoSuchJobException e) {
 					throw new IllegalStateException("Shouldn't happen");
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobLauncherTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobLauncherTests.java
index ef470d7d2..cccd78306 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobLauncherTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobLauncherTests.java
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ package org.springframework.batch.execution.launch;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobIdentifier;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.NoSuchJobException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.runtime.SimpleJobIdentifierFactory;
 
 public class SimpleJobLauncherTests extends TestCase {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncherTests extends TestCase {
 			launcher.run();
 			// should do nothing
 			fail("Expected NoSuchJobConfigurationException");
-		} catch (NoSuchJobConfigurationException e) {
+		} catch (NoSuchJobException e) {
 			assertTrue("Message should mention null job name: "
 					+ e.getMessage(), e.getMessage().toLowerCase().indexOf(
 					"null") >= 0);
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncherTests extends TestCase {
 		launcher.setJobIdentifierFactory(new SimpleJobIdentifierFactory());
 		InterruptibleFacade jobExecutorFacade = new InterruptibleFacade();
 		launcher.setJobExecutorFacade(jobExecutorFacade);
-		launcher.setJobConfigurationName(new JobConfiguration("foo").getName());
+		launcher.setJobName(new Job("foo").getName());
 		launcher.run();
 		assertFalse(launcher.isRunning());
 		launcher.run();
@@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ public class SimpleJobLauncherTests extends TestCase {
 		}
 
 		public void start(JobExecution execution)
-				throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException {
+				throws NoSuchJobException {
 			run();
 		}
 
 		public JobExecution createExecutionFrom(JobIdentifier jobIdentifier)
-				throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException {
+				throws NoSuchJobException {
 			return new JobExecution(new JobInstance(jobIdentifier));
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobTests.java
index 4889bb276..427d110f2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/SimpleJobTests.java
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.BatchStatus;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobIdentifier;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Step;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.StepExecutor;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.StepExecutorFactory;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.runtime.SimpleJobIdentifier;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.SimpleJobRepository;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.MapJobDao;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.MapStepDao;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.runtime.ScheduledJobIdentifierFactory;
-import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.simple.SimpleStepExecutor;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.tasklet.ItemOrientedTasklet;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemProcessor;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class SimpleJobTests extends TestCase {
 		jobExecutor.setJobRepository(repository);
 		stepLifecycle.setRepository(repository);
 		jobExecutor.setStepExecutorFactory(new StepExecutorFactory() {
-			public StepExecutor getExecutor(StepConfiguration configuration) {
+			public StepExecutor getExecutor(Step configuration) {
 				return stepLifecycle;
 			}
 		});
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ public class SimpleJobTests extends TestCase {
 
 	public void testSimpleJob() throws Exception {
 
-		JobConfiguration jobConfiguration = new JobConfiguration();
+		Job jobConfiguration = new Job();
 		JobIdentifier runtimeInformation = new ScheduledJobIdentifierFactory()
 						.getJobIdentifier("real.job");
 
-		jobConfiguration.addStep(new SimpleStepConfiguration(getTasklet("foo", "bar")));
-		jobConfiguration.addStep(new SimpleStepConfiguration(getTasklet("spam")));
+		jobConfiguration.addStep(new SimpleStep(getTasklet("foo", "bar")));
+		jobConfiguration.addStep(new SimpleStep(getTasklet("spam")));
 
 		JobInstance job = repository.findOrCreateJob(jobConfiguration, runtimeInformation).getJob();
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class SimpleJobTests extends TestCase {
 
 	public void testSimpleJobWithRecovery() throws Exception {
 
-		JobConfiguration jobConfiguration = new JobConfiguration();
+		Job jobConfiguration = new Job();
 		JobIdentifier runtimeInformation = new SimpleJobIdentifier("real.job");
 		final List throwables = new ArrayList();
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class SimpleJobTests extends TestCase {
 		 * definition above)...
 		 */
 		final ItemOrientedTasklet module = getTasklet(new String[] { "foo", "bar", "spam" });
-		StepConfiguration step = new SimpleStepConfiguration(module);
+		Step step = new SimpleStep(module);
 		module.setItemProcessor(new ItemProcessor() {
 			public void process(Object data) throws Exception {
 				throw new RuntimeException("Try again Dummy!");
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ public class SimpleJobTests extends TestCase {
 
 	public void testExceptionTerminates() throws Exception {
 
-		JobConfiguration jobConfiguration = new JobConfiguration();
+		Job jobConfiguration = new Job();
 		JobIdentifier runtimeInformation = new SimpleJobIdentifier("real.job");
 		final ItemOrientedTasklet module = getTasklet(new String[] { "foo", "bar", "spam" });
-		StepConfiguration step = new SimpleStepConfiguration(module);
+		Step step = new SimpleStep(module);
 		module.setItemProcessor(new ItemProcessor() {
 			public void process(Object data) throws Exception {
 				throw new RuntimeException("Foo");
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/TaskExecutorJobLauncherTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/TaskExecutorJobLauncherTests.java
index 58eaf9807..e29d13c93 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/TaskExecutorJobLauncherTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/TaskExecutorJobLauncherTests.java
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import java.util.TimerTask;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
 import org.easymock.MockControl;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobIdentifier;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.NoSuchJobException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.runtime.SimpleJobIdentifier;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.runtime.SimpleJobIdentifierFactory;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class TaskExecutorJobLauncherTests extends TestCase {
 
 		InterruptibleContainer container = new InterruptibleContainer();
 		launcher.setJobExecutorFacade(container);
-		launcher.setJobConfigurationName(new JobConfiguration("foo").getName());
+		launcher.setJobName(new Job("foo").getName());
 
 		JobExecution execution = launcher.run();
 		// give the thread some time to start up...
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class TaskExecutorJobLauncherTests extends TestCase {
 
 		InterruptibleContainer container = new InterruptibleContainer();
 		launcher.setJobExecutorFacade(container);
-		launcher.setJobConfigurationName("foo");
+		launcher.setJobName("foo");
 
 		JobExecution execution = launcher.run();
 		// give the thread some time to start up...
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class TaskExecutorJobLauncherTests extends TestCase {
 
 		InterruptibleContainer container = new InterruptibleContainer();
 		launcher.setJobExecutorFacade(container);
-		launcher.setJobConfigurationName(new JobConfiguration("foo").getName());
+		launcher.setJobName(new Job("foo").getName());
 
 		launcher.run();
 		// give the thread some time to start up:
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class TaskExecutorJobLauncherTests extends TestCase {
 		control.expectAndReturn(facade
 				.createExecutionFrom(jobRuntimeInformation), execution);
 		facade.start(execution);
-		control.setThrowable(new NoSuchJobConfigurationException("SPAM"));
+		control.setThrowable(new NoSuchJobException("SPAM"));
 
 		control.replay();
 		launcher.run(jobRuntimeInformation);
@@ -215,13 +215,13 @@ public class TaskExecutorJobLauncherTests extends TestCase {
 		}
 
 		public void start(JobExecution execution)
-				throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException {
+				throws NoSuchJobException {
 			start();
 			execution.setExitStatus(new ExitStatus(false, "COMPLETED_BY_TEST"));
 		}
 
 		public JobExecution createExecutionFrom(JobIdentifier jobIdentifier)
-				throws NoSuchJobConfigurationException {
+				throws NoSuchJobException {
 			return new JobExecution(new JobInstance(jobIdentifier));
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepositoryTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepositoryTests.java
index 48bd036f0..9fbc6d966 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepositoryTests.java
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
 import org.easymock.ArgumentsMatcher;
 import org.easymock.MockControl;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfigurationSupport;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Step;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepSupport;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.BatchRestartException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.runtime.SimpleJobIdentifier;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.JobDao;
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 
 	SimpleJobRepository jobRepository;
 
-	JobConfiguration jobConfiguration;
+	Job jobConfiguration;
 
 	SimpleJobIdentifier jobRuntimeInformation;
 
-	StepConfiguration stepConfiguration1;
+	Step stepConfiguration1;
 
-	StepConfiguration stepConfiguration2;
+	Step stepConfiguration2;
 
 	MockControl jobDaoControl = MockControl.createControl(JobDao.class);
 
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 
 		jobRuntimeInformation = new SimpleJobIdentifier("RepositoryTest");
 
-		jobConfiguration = new JobConfiguration();
+		jobConfiguration = new Job();
 		jobConfiguration.setBeanName("RepositoryTest");
 		jobConfiguration.setRestartable(true);
 
-		stepConfiguration1 = new StepConfigurationSupport("TestStep1");
+		stepConfiguration1 = new StepSupport("TestStep1");
 
-		stepConfiguration2 = new StepConfigurationSupport("TestStep2");
+		stepConfiguration2 = new StepSupport("TestStep2");
 
 		List stepConfigurations = new ArrayList();
 		stepConfigurations.add(stepConfiguration1);
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		jobDaoControl.replay();
 		JobInstance job = jobRepository.findOrCreateJob(jobConfiguration, jobRuntimeInformation).getJob();
 		assertTrue(job.equals(databaseJob));
-		List jobSteps = job.getSteps();
+		List jobSteps = job.getStepInstances();
 		Iterator it = jobSteps.iterator();
 		StepInstance step = (StepInstance) it.next();
 		assertTrue(step.equals(databaseStep1));
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		jobDaoControl.replay();
 		JobInstance job = jobRepository.findOrCreateJob(jobConfiguration, jobRuntimeInformation).getJob();
 		assertTrue(job.equals(databaseJob));
-		List jobSteps = job.getSteps();
+		List jobSteps = job.getStepInstances();
 		Iterator it = jobSteps.iterator();
 		StepInstance step = (StepInstance) it.next();
 		assertTrue(step.equals(databaseStep1));
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		jobDaoControl.replay();
 		JobInstance job = jobRepository.findOrCreateJob(jobConfiguration, jobRuntimeInformation).getJob();
 		assertTrue(job.equals(databaseJob));
-		List jobSteps = job.getSteps();
+		List jobSteps = job.getStepInstances();
 		Iterator it = jobSteps.iterator();
 		StepInstance step = (StepInstance) it.next();
 		assertTrue(step.equals(databaseStep1));
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		stepDaoControl.replay();
 		jobDaoControl.replay();
 		JobInstance job = jobRepository.findOrCreateJob(jobConfiguration, jobRuntimeInformation).getJob();
-		List jobSteps = job.getSteps();
+		List jobSteps = job.getStepInstances();
 		Iterator it = jobSteps.iterator();
 		StepInstance step = (StepInstance) it.next();
 		assertTrue(step.equals(databaseStep1));
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		jobDaoControl.replay();
 		JobInstance job = jobRepository.findOrCreateJob(jobConfiguration, jobRuntimeInformation).getJob();
 		assertTrue(job.equals(databaseJob));
-		List jobSteps = job.getSteps();
+		List jobSteps = job.getStepInstances();
 		Iterator it = jobSteps.iterator();
 		StepInstance step = (StepInstance) it.next();
 		assertTrue(step.equals(databaseStep1));
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests.java
index eb7164013..cf61156d5 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests extends TestCase {
 		stepExecution.incrementVersion();
 		step.setStatus(BatchStatus.STARTED);
 		
-		job.addStep(step);
+		job.addStepInstance(step);
 		
 	}
 	
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/PrototypeBeanStepExecutorFactoryTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/PrototypeBeanStepExecutorFactoryTests.java
index f94076b22..1caa2877f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/PrototypeBeanStepExecutorFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/PrototypeBeanStepExecutorFactoryTests.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfigurationSupport;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepSupport;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.StepExecutor;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.simple.SimpleStepExecutor;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.RepeatOperations;
@@ -76,21 +76,21 @@ public class PrototypeBeanStepExecutorFactoryTests extends TestCase {
 		SimpleStepExecutor executor = new SimpleStepExecutor();
 		applicationContext.getBeanFactory().registerSingleton("foo", executor);
 		factory.setStepExecutorName("foo");
-		assertEquals(executor, factory.getExecutor(new SimpleStepConfiguration()));
+		assertEquals(executor, factory.getExecutor(new SimpleStep()));
 	}
 
 	public void testSuccessfulStepExecutorWithNonSimpleConfigugration() throws Exception {
 		SimpleStepExecutor executor = new SimpleStepExecutor();
 		applicationContext.getBeanFactory().registerSingleton("foo", executor);
 		factory.setStepExecutorName("foo");
-		assertEquals(executor, factory.getExecutor(new StepConfigurationSupport()));
+		assertEquals(executor, factory.getExecutor(new StepSupport()));
 	}
 
 	public void testSuccessfulStepExecutorWithSimpleConfigurationAndNotSimpleExecutor() throws Exception {
 		StepExecutor executor = new SimpleStepExecutor();
 		applicationContext.getBeanFactory().registerSingleton("foo", executor);
 		factory.setStepExecutorName("foo");
-		assertEquals(executor, factory.getExecutor(new SimpleStepConfiguration()));
+		assertEquals(executor, factory.getExecutor(new SimpleStep()));
 	}
 
 	public void testSuccessfulStepExecutorHolderStrategy() throws Exception {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class PrototypeBeanStepExecutorFactoryTests extends TestCase {
 	 * @author Dave Syer
 	 *
 	 */
-	public class SimpleHolderStepConfiguration extends SimpleStepConfiguration implements RepeatOperationsHolder {
+	public class SimpleHolderStepConfiguration extends SimpleStep implements RepeatOperationsHolder {
 		private RepeatOperations chunkOperations;
 		private RepeatOperations stepOperations;
 		public SimpleHolderStepConfiguration(RepeatOperations executor) {
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/DefaultStepExecutorTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/DefaultStepExecutorTests.java
index 1c927c3dd..d86c467aa 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/DefaultStepExecutorTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/DefaultStepExecutorTests.java
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfigurationSupport;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobInstance;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepContribution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepSupport;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.ExitCodeExceptionClassifier;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.runtime.SimpleJobIdentifier;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.tasklet.Tasklet;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.MapJobDao;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.MapStepDao;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.scope.StepScope;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.scope.StepSynchronizationManager;
-import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.tasklet.ItemOrientedTasklet;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemProcessor;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemReader;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class DefaultStepExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 
 	private SimpleStepExecutor stepExecutor;
 
-	private StepConfigurationSupport stepConfiguration;
+	private StepSupport stepConfiguration;
 
 	private RepeatTemplate template;
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class DefaultStepExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 		super.setUp();
 		stepExecutor = new SimpleStepExecutor();
 		stepExecutor.setRepository(new JobRepositorySupport());
-		stepConfiguration = new SimpleStepConfiguration();
+		stepConfiguration = new SimpleStep();
 		stepConfiguration.setTasklet(getTasklet(new String[] { "foo", "bar",
 				"spam" }));
 		template = new RepeatTemplate();
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public class DefaultStepExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 	
 	public void testApplyConfigurationWithExceptionHandler() throws Exception {
-		SimpleStepConfiguration stepConfiguration = new SimpleStepConfiguration("foo");
+		SimpleStep stepConfiguration = new SimpleStep("foo");
 		final List list = new ArrayList();
 		stepExecutor.setStepOperations(new RepeatTemplate() {
 			public void setExceptionHandler(ExceptionHandler exceptionHandler) {
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ public class DefaultStepExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 
 	public void testApplyConfigurationWithZeroSkipLimit() throws Exception {
-		SimpleStepConfiguration stepConfiguration = new SimpleStepConfiguration("foo");
+		SimpleStep stepConfiguration = new SimpleStep("foo");
 		stepConfiguration.setSkipLimit(0);
 		final List list = new ArrayList();
 		stepExecutor.setStepOperations(new RepeatTemplate() {
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ public class DefaultStepExecutorTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 
 	public void testApplyConfigurationWithNonZeroSkipLimit() throws Exception {
-		SimpleStepConfiguration stepConfiguration = new SimpleStepConfiguration("foo");
+		SimpleStep stepConfiguration = new SimpleStep("foo");
 		stepConfiguration.setSkipLimit(1);
 		final List list = new ArrayList();
 		stepExecutor.setStepOperations(new RepeatTemplate() {
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/JobRepositorySupport.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/JobRepositorySupport.java
index 9354ec3fb..c28a17ace 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/JobRepositorySupport.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/JobRepositorySupport.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.execution.step.simple;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobIdentifier;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobInstance;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class JobRepositorySupport implements JobRepository {
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.container.common.repository.JobRepository#findOrCreateJob(org.springframework.batch.container.common.domain.JobConfiguration)
 	 */
-	public JobExecution findOrCreateJob(JobConfiguration jobConfiguration, JobIdentifier runtimeInformation) {
+	public JobExecution findOrCreateJob(Job jobConfiguration, JobIdentifier runtimeInformation) {
 		return null;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/RepeatOperationsStepConfigurationTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/RepeatOperationsStepTests.java
similarity index 81%
rename from spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/RepeatOperationsStepConfigurationTests.java
rename to spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/RepeatOperationsStepTests.java
index 195686b19..d17ed8dd2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/RepeatOperationsStepConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/RepeatOperationsStepTests.java
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ package org.springframework.batch.execution.step.simple;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.RepeatOperationsStepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.RepeatOperationsStep;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.support.RepeatTemplate;
 
 /**
  * @author Dave Syer
  *
  */
-public class RepeatOperationsStepConfigurationTests extends TestCase {
+public class RepeatOperationsStepTests extends TestCase {
 
-	RepeatOperationsStepConfiguration configuration = new RepeatOperationsStepConfiguration();
+	RepeatOperationsStep configuration = new RepeatOperationsStep();
 	
 	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.RepeatOperationsStepConfiguration#getChunkOperations()}.
+	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.RepeatOperationsStep#getChunkOperations()}.
 	 */
 	public void testSetChunkOperations() {
 		assertNull(configuration.getChunkOperations());
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class RepeatOperationsStepConfigurationTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.RepeatOperationsStepConfiguration#getChunkOperations()}.
+	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.RepeatOperationsStep#getChunkOperations()}.
 	 */
 	public void testSetStepOperations() {
 		assertNull(configuration.getChunkOperations());
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepConfigurationTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepConfigurationTests.java
index a96c8f556..3e47914bd 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepConfigurationTests.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.batch.execution.step.simple;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
 import org.springframework.batch.core.tasklet.Tasklet;
-import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.ExitStatus;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.exception.handler.DefaultExceptionHandler;
 
@@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ import org.springframework.batch.repeat.exception.handler.DefaultExceptionHandle
  */
 public class SimpleStepConfigurationTests extends TestCase {
 
-	SimpleStepConfiguration configuration = new SimpleStepConfiguration("foo");
+	SimpleStep configuration = new SimpleStep("foo");
 	
 	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration#SimpleStepConfiguration()}.
+	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep#SimpleStepConfiguration()}.
 	 */
 	public void testSimpleStepConfiguration() {
 		assertNotNull(configuration.getName());
-		configuration = new SimpleStepConfiguration();
+		configuration = new SimpleStep();
 		assertNull(configuration.getName());
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration#SimpleStepConfiguration(org.springframework.batch.core.tasklet.Tasklet)}.
+	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep#SimpleStepConfiguration(org.springframework.batch.core.tasklet.Tasklet)}.
 	 */
 	public void testSimpleStepConfigurationTasklet() {
 		Tasklet tasklet = new Tasklet() {
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ public class SimpleStepConfigurationTests extends TestCase {
 				return ExitStatus.FINISHED;
 			}
 		};
-		configuration = new SimpleStepConfiguration(tasklet);
+		configuration = new SimpleStep(tasklet);
 		assertEquals(tasklet, configuration.getTasklet());
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration#getCommitInterval()}.
+	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep#getCommitInterval()}.
 	 */
 	public void testGetCommitInterval() {
 		assertEquals(1, configuration.getCommitInterval());
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class SimpleStepConfigurationTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.AbstractStepConfiguration#getExceptionHandler()}.
+	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.AbstractStep#getExceptionHandler()}.
 	 */
 	public void testGetExceptionHandler() {
 		assertNull(configuration.getExceptionHandler());
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class SimpleStepConfigurationTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.AbstractStepConfiguration#getExceptionHandler()}.
+	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.AbstractStep#getExceptionHandler()}.
 	 */
 	public void testSkipLimit() {
 		assertEquals(0, configuration.getSkipLimit());
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class SimpleStepConfigurationTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.AbstractStepConfiguration#getSkipLimit()}.
+	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.AbstractStep#getSkipLimit()}.
 	 */
 	public void testGetSkipLimit() {
 		assertEquals(0, configuration.getSkipLimit());
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class SimpleStepConfigurationTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.AbstractStepConfiguration#isSaveRestartData()}.
+	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.execution.step.AbstractStep#isSaveRestartData()}.
 	 */
 	public void testIsSaveRestartData() {
 		assertEquals(false, configuration.isSaveRestartData());
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepExecutorFactoryTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepExecutorFactoryTests.java
index a9dea013d..dbaf51a6f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepExecutorFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/SimpleStepExecutorFactoryTests.java
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfigurationSupport;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobInstance;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepSupport;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.tasklet.Tasklet;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.RepeatOperationsHolder;
-import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.ExitStatus;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.RepeatContext;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.RepeatOperations;
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ public class SimpleStepExecutorFactoryTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 
 	public void testSuccessfulStepExecutor() throws Exception {
-		assertNotNull(factory.getExecutor(new SimpleStepConfiguration()));
+		assertNotNull(factory.getExecutor(new SimpleStep()));
 	}
 
 	public void testSuccessfulExceptionHandler() throws Exception {
-		SimpleStepConfiguration configuration = new SimpleStepConfiguration();
+		SimpleStep configuration = new SimpleStep();
 		final List list = new ArrayList();
 		configuration.setExceptionHandler(new ExceptionHandler() {
 			public void handleException(RepeatContext context,
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class SimpleStepExecutorFactoryTests extends TestCase {
 
 	public void testUnsuccessfulWrongConfiguration() throws Exception {
 		try {
-			factory.getExecutor(new StepConfigurationSupport());
+			factory.getExecutor(new StepSupport());
 			fail("Expected IllegalStateException");
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
 			// expected
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class SimpleStepExecutorFactoryTests extends TestCase {
 	public void testUnsuccessfulNoJobRepository() throws Exception {
 		try {
 			factory = new SimpleStepExecutorFactory();
-			factory.getExecutor(new SimpleStepConfiguration());
+			factory.getExecutor(new SimpleStep());
 			fail("Expected IllegalArgumentException");
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
 			// expected
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class SimpleStepExecutorFactoryTests extends TestCase {
 	 * @author Dave Syer
 	 * 
 	 */
-	public class SimpleHolderStepConfiguration extends SimpleStepConfiguration
+	public class SimpleHolderStepConfiguration extends SimpleStep
 			implements RepeatOperationsHolder {
 		private RepeatOperations chunkOperations;
 		private RepeatOperations stepOperations;
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/StepExecutorInterruptionTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/StepExecutorInterruptionTests.java
index e75732c4a..9a04509f4 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/StepExecutorInterruptionTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/step/simple/StepExecutorInterruptionTests.java
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.StepConfigurationSupport;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.BatchStatus;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobIdentifier;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobInstance;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepSupport;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.executor.StepInterruptedException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobRepository;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.runtime.SimpleJobIdentifier;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.JobDao;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.MapJobDao;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.MapStepDao;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.StepDao;
-import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.ExitStatus;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.policy.SimpleCompletionPolicy;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.support.RepeatTemplate;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class StepExecutorInterruptionTests extends TestCase {
 
 	private JobInstance job;
 
-	private StepConfigurationSupport stepConfiguration;
+	private StepSupport stepConfiguration;
 
 	private SimpleStepExecutor executor;
 
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ public class StepExecutorInterruptionTests extends TestCase {
 
 		jobRepository = new SimpleJobRepository(jobDao, stepDao);
 
-		JobConfiguration jobConfiguration = new JobConfiguration();
-		stepConfiguration = new SimpleStepConfiguration();
+		Job jobConfiguration = new Job();
+		stepConfiguration = new SimpleStep();
 		jobConfiguration.addStep(stepConfiguration);
 		JobIdentifier runtimeInformation = new SimpleJobIdentifier("TestJob");
 		jobConfiguration.setBeanName("testJob");
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class StepExecutorInterruptionTests extends TestCase {
 
 		executor.setRepository(jobRepository);
 
-		List steps = job.getSteps();
+		List steps = job.getStepInstances();
 		final StepInstance step = (StepInstance) steps.get(0);
 		JobExecution jobExecutionContext = new JobExecution(new JobInstance(null, new Long(0)));
 		final StepExecution stepExecution = new StepExecution(step, jobExecutionContext);
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/job-configuration.xml b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/job-configuration.xml
index bc6514cba..25da6533e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/job-configuration.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/job-configuration.xml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 		http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-2.0.xsd
 		http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-2.0.xsd">
 
-	<bean class="org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessor">
+	<bean class="org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor">
 		<property name="jobConfigurationRegistry" ref="jobConfigurationRegistry"/>
 	</bean>
 
-	<bean id="test-job" class="org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration">
+	<bean id="test-job" class="org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job">
 		<property name="steps">
-			<bean id="step1" class="org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration">
+			<bean id="step1" class="org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep">
 				<constructor-arg>
 					<bean
 						class="org.springframework.batch.execution.tasklet.ItemOrientedTasklet">
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/test-batch-environment-no-launcher.xml b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/test-batch-environment-no-launcher.xml
index 91c84e513..b4e8474ed 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/test-batch-environment-no-launcher.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/test-batch-environment-no-launcher.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-2.0.xsd
 		http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-2.0.xsd">
 
-	<bean id="jobConfigurationRegistry" class="org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobConfigurationRegistry"/>
+	<bean id="jobConfigurationRegistry" class="org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobRegistry"/>
 
 	<bean class="org.springframework.batch.execution.bootstrap.support.SimpleJvmExitCodeMapper" />
 	
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/test-batch-environment.xml b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/test-batch-environment.xml
index 3394b6565..cf59d0a77 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/test-batch-environment.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/bootstrap/support/test-batch-environment.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 	<bean id="simpleContainerLauncher" class="org.springframework.batch.execution.bootstrap.support.StubJobLauncher" />
 
-	<bean id="jobConfigurationRegistry" class="org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobConfigurationRegistry"/>
+	<bean id="jobConfigurationRegistry" class="org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobRegistry"/>
 
 	<bean class="org.springframework.batch.execution.bootstrap.support.SimpleJvmExitCodeMapper" />
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/test-context.xml b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/test-context.xml
index f46669d54..af808914d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/test-context.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/test-context.xml
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 		http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-2.0.xsd
 		http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-2.0.xsd">
 
-	<bean class="org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.JobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessor">
+	<bean class="org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor">
 		<property name="jobConfigurationRegistry" ref="registry"/>
 	</bean>
 	
-	<bean id="registry" class="org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobConfigurationRegistry"/>
+	<bean id="registry" class="org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobRegistry"/>
 
-	<bean id="test-job" class="org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration">
+	<bean id="test-job" class="org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job">
 		<property name="steps">
-			<bean id="step1" class="org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration">
+			<bean id="step1" class="org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep">
 				<constructor-arg>
 					<bean
 						class="org.springframework.batch.execution.tasklet.ItemOrientedTasklet">
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@
 		</property>
 	</bean>
 	
-	<bean id="test-job-with-name" class="org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration">
+	<bean id="test-job-with-name" class="org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job">
 		<property name="name" value="foo"/>
 	</bean>
 
-	<bean id="test-job-with-bean-name" class="org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration">
+	<bean id="test-job-with-bean-name" class="org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job">
 		<property name="beanName" value="bar"/>
 	</bean>
 
-	<bean id="abstract-job" class="org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration" abstract="true"/>
+	<bean id="abstract-job" class="org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job" abstract="true"/>
 	
 	<bean id="test-job-with-parent" parent="abstract-job"/>
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 	<bean id="test-job-with-parent-and-bean-name" parent="abstract-job" p:beanName="bucket"/>
 
-	<bean id="parent-job" class="org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration"/>
+	<bean id="parent-job" class="org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job"/>
 	
 	<bean id="test-job-with-concrete-parent" parent="parent-job" p:name="maps"/>
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/simple-container-definition.xml b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/simple-container-definition.xml
index b8049c9e2..537b99e69 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/simple-container-definition.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/simple-container-definition.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<bean id="simpleContainerLauncher"
 		class="org.springframework.batch.execution.launch.SimpleJobLauncher">
 		<property name="jobRepository" ref="simpleJobRepository" />
-		<property name="jobConfigurationLocator"
+		<property name="jobLocator"
 			ref="jobConfigurationRegistry" />
 		<property name="jobExecutor" ref="jobLifecycle" />
 		<property name="jobIdentifierFactory"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	</bean>
 
 	<bean id="jobConfigurationRegistry"
-		class="org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobConfigurationRegistry" />
+		class="org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration.MapJobRegistry" />
 
 	<bean id="jobLifecycle"
 		class="org.springframework.batch.execution.job.DefaultJobExecutor">
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@
 	</bean>
 
 	<bean id="simpleJob"
-		class="org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration"
+		class="org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Job"
 		abstract="true">
 		<property name="restartable" value="true" />
 	</bean>
 
 	<bean id="simpleStep"
-		class="org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStepConfiguration"
+		class="org.springframework.batch.execution.step.SimpleStep"
 		abstract="true">
 		<property name="allowStartIfComplete" value="true" />
 		<property name="saveRestartData" value="false" />