diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/DefaultJobConfigurationLoader.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/DefaultJobConfigurationLoader.java
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+/**
+ * 
+ */
+package org.springframework.batch.sample;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.ListableJobConfigurationRegistry;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.NoSuchJobConfigurationException;
+import org.springframework.beans.BeanWrapperImpl;
+import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
+import org.springframework.beans.PropertyAccessorUtils;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
+import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+public class DefaultJobConfigurationLoader implements JobConfigurationLoader,
+		ApplicationContextAware {
+
+	private ListableJobConfigurationRegistry registry;
+	private ApplicationContext applicationContext;
+	private Map configurations = new HashMap();
+
+	public void setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext applicationContext)
+			throws BeansException {
+		this.applicationContext = applicationContext;
+	}
+
+	public void setRegistry(ListableJobConfigurationRegistry registry) {
+		this.registry = registry;
+	}
+
+	public Map getConfigurations() {
+		Map result = new HashMap(configurations);
+		for (Iterator iterator = registry.getJobConfigurations().iterator(); iterator
+				.hasNext();) {
+			JobConfiguration configuration = (JobConfiguration) iterator.next();
+			String name = configuration.getName();
+			if (!configurations.containsKey(name)) {
+				result.put(name, "<unknown path>: " + configuration);
+			}
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	public void loadResource(String path) {
+		ClassPathXmlApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(
+				new String[] { path }, applicationContext);
+		String[] names = context.getBeanNamesForType(JobConfiguration.class);
+		for (int i = 0; i < names.length; i++) {
+			String name = names[i];
+			configurations.put(name, path);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public Object getJobConfiguration(String name) {
+		try {
+			return registry.getJobConfiguration(name);
+		} catch (NoSuchJobConfigurationException e) {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public Object getProperty(String path) {
+		int index = PropertyAccessorUtils.getFirstNestedPropertySeparatorIndex(path);
+		BeanWrapperImpl wrapper = createBeanWrapper(path, index);
+		String key = path.substring(index+1);
+		return wrapper.getPropertyValue(key);
+	}
+
+	public void setProperty(String path, String value) {
+		int index = PropertyAccessorUtils.getFirstNestedPropertySeparatorIndex(path);
+		BeanWrapperImpl wrapper = createBeanWrapper(path, index);
+		String key = path.substring(index+1);
+		wrapper.setPropertyValue(key, value);
+	}
+
+	private BeanWrapperImpl createBeanWrapper(String path, int index) {
+		Assert.state(index>0, "Path must be nested, e.g. bean.value");
+		String name = path.substring(0,index);
+		Object bean = getJobConfiguration(name);
+		Assert.notNull(bean, "No JobConfiguration exists with name="+name);
+		BeanWrapperImpl wrapper = new BeanWrapperImpl(bean);
+		return wrapper;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/ExportedJobConfigurationLoader.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/ExportedJobConfigurationLoader.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2006-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.batch.sample;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Dave Syer
+ * 
+ */
+public interface ExportedJobConfigurationLoader {
+	
+	void loadResource(String path);
+	
+	Map getConfigurations();
+	
+	String getJobConfiguration(String path);
+	
+	String getProperty(String path);
+
+	void setProperty(String path, String value);
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/JobConfigurationLoader.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/JobConfigurationLoader.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2006-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.batch.sample;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Dave Syer
+ * 
+ */
+public interface JobConfigurationLoader {
+	
+	void loadResource(String path);
+	
+	Map getConfigurations();
+	
+	Object getJobConfiguration(String path);
+	
+	Object getProperty(String path);
+
+	void setProperty(String path, String value);
+
+}