Specify a property file inside a ear file

Hi guys I have this myApplication.ear file.
All the project inside the ear file are using myProperties.properties file.
I have been told that this property file has to be inside the ear file.In websphere 7.0 ,the administrator will specify a jvm classpath like /webAS/installedApps/myApplication.ear/myProperties.properties.During runtime my code will find the property file using this class path
I am using RAD 7.5 to generate the ear file.Can some one tell me how to achieve this.Basically my ear file has to be bundled with the property file.
thanks
m

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