Default Properties

The Maven Super POM includes several default properties.

Array Properties

If a property contains several children they can be accessed as an array.

For example this gets the path to the first test resources directory:

${project.build.testResources[0].directory}

Properties to Override

The following properties should be set up to match the project requirements:

Variable	Recommended value	Usage
project.build.sourceEncoding	UTF-8	Used by plugins to define the file encoding of input files
project.reporting.outputEncoding	UTF-8	Used by plugins to define the file encoding of output files
maven.compiler.source	1.7	Used by the compiler plugin to define the source code version
maven.compiler.target	1.7	Used by the compiler plugin to define the generated artifacts compatibility version
maven.compiler.showDeprecation	true	Shows deprecation warnings on compilation
maven.compiler.showWarnings	true	Shows compilation warnings on compilation

Flow Properties

These properties have an impact in the Maven flow. Don't override them without having a good reason.

Variable	Usage
maven.test.skip	Set to true to disable tests