# Working with Derby properties

This section describes how to use Derby properties.

For details on specific properties, see the "Derby properties" section of the Derby Reference Manual.

- Properties overview
  Derby lets you configure behavior or attributes of a system, a specific database, or a specific conglomerate (a table or index) through the use of properties.
- Setting Derby properties
  This section covers the different ways of setting properties.
- Properties case study
  Derby allows you a lot of freedom in configuring your system. This freedom can be confusing if you do not understand how properties work. You also have the option of not setting any properties and instead using the Derby defaults, which are tuned for a single-user embedded system.

Parent topic: JDBC applications and Derby basics