diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-derby.properties b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-derby.properties
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-# Placeholders batch.*
-#    for Derby:
-batch.jdbc.driver=org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver
-batch.jdbc.url=jdbc:derby:derby-home/test;create=true
-batch.jdbc.user=app
-batch.jdbc.password=
-batch.database.incrementer.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.DerbyMaxValueIncrementer
-batch.schema.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-derby.sql
-batch.drop.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-derby.sql
-batch.jdbc.testWhileIdle=true
-batch.jdbc.validationQuery=
-
-
-# Non-platform dependent settings that you might like to change
-batch.data.source.init=true
-batch.table.prefix=BATCH_
-
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-h2.properties b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-h2.properties
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-# Placeholders batch.*
-#    for H2:
-batch.jdbc.driver=org.h2.Driver
-batch.jdbc.url=jdbc:h2:file:target/data/h2
-batch.jdbc.user=sa
-batch.jdbc.password=
-batch.database.incrementer.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.H2SequenceMaxValueIncrementer
-batch.schema.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-h2.sql
-batch.drop.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-h2.sql
-batch.jdbc.testWhileIdle=true
-batch.jdbc.validationQuery=
-
-
-# Non-platform dependent settings that you might like to change
-batch.data.source.init=true
-batch.table.prefix=BATCH_
-
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-hana.properties b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-hana.properties
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-# Placeholders batch.*
-#    for SAP HANA:
-batch.jdbc.driver=com.sap.db.jdbc.Driver
-batch.jdbc.url=jdbc:sap://localhost:39015/
-batch.jdbc.user=SPRING_TEST
-batch.jdbc.password=Spr1ng_test
-batch.database.incrementer.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.HanaSequenceMaxValueIncrementer
-batch.schema.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-hana.sql
-batch.drop.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-hana.sql
-batch.jdbc.testWhileIdle=true
-batch.jdbc.validationQuery=
-
-
-# Non-platform dependent settings that you might like to change
-batch.data.source.init=true
-batch.table.prefix=BATCH_
-
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-hsql.properties b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-hsql.properties
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-# Placeholders batch.*
-#    for HSQLDB:
-batch.jdbc.driver=org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver
-batch.jdbc.url=jdbc:hsqldb:mem:testdb;sql.enforce_strict_size=true;hsqldb.tx=mvcc
-# Override and use this one in for a separate server process so you can inspect
-# the results (or add it to system properties with -D to override at run time).
-# batch.jdbc.url=jdbc:hsqldb:hsql://localhost:9005/samples
-batch.jdbc.user=sa
-batch.jdbc.password=
-batch.database.incrementer.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.HsqlMaxValueIncrementer
-batch.schema.script=classpath*:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-hsqldb.sql
-batch.drop.script=classpath*:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-hsqldb.sql
-batch.jdbc.testWhileIdle=true
-batch.jdbc.validationQuery=
-
-
-# Non-platform dependent settings that you might like to change
-batch.data.source.init=true
-batch.table.prefix=BATCH_
-
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-mariadb.properties b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-mariadb.properties
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-# Placeholders batch.*
-#    for MariaDB:
-batch.jdbc.driver=org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver
-batch.jdbc.url=jdbc:mariadb://localhost/test
-batch.jdbc.user=test
-batch.jdbc.password=test
-batch.database.incrementer.class=org.springframework.batch.item.database.support.MariaDBSequenceMaxValueIncrementer
-batch.schema.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-mariadb.sql
-batch.drop.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-mariadb.sql
-batch.jdbc.testWhileIdle=true
-batch.jdbc.validationQuery=
-
-
-# Non-platform dependent settings that you might like to change
-batch.data.source.init=true
-batch.table.prefix=BATCH_
-
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-mysql.properties b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-mysql.properties
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-# Placeholders batch.*
-#    for MySQL:
-batch.jdbc.driver=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
-batch.jdbc.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost/test
-batch.jdbc.user=test
-batch.jdbc.password=test
-batch.database.incrementer.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.MySQLMaxValueIncrementer
-batch.schema.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-mysql.sql
-batch.drop.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-mysql.sql
-batch.jdbc.testWhileIdle=true
-batch.jdbc.validationQuery=
-
-
-# Non-platform dependent settings that you might like to change
-batch.data.source.init=true
-batch.table.prefix=BATCH_
-
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-oracle.properties b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-oracle.properties
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-# Placeholders batch.*
-#    for Oracle:
-batch.jdbc.driver=oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver
-batch.jdbc.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@oracle:1521:xe
-batch.jdbc.user=spring
-batch.jdbc.password=spring
-batch.database.incrementer.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.OracleSequenceMaxValueIncrementer
-batch.schema.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-oracle.sql
-batch.drop.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-oracle.sql
-batch.jdbc.testWhileIdle=false
-batch.jdbc.validationQuery=
-
-
-# Non-platform dependent settings that you might like to change
-batch.data.source.init=true
-batch.table.prefix=BATCH_
-
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-postgresql.properties b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-postgresql.properties
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-# Placeholders batch.*
-#    for Postgres:
-batch.jdbc.driver=org.postgresql.Driver
-batch.jdbc.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost/samples
-batch.jdbc.user=postgres
-batch.jdbc.password=dba
-batch.database.incrementer.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.PostgresSequenceMaxValueIncrementer
-batch.schema.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-postgresql.sql
-batch.drop.script=classpath:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-postgresql.sql
-batch.jdbc.testWhileIdle=false
-batch.jdbc.validationQuery=
-
-
-# Non-platform dependent settings that you might like to change
-batch.data.source.init=true
-batch.table.prefix=BATCH_
-
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-sqlserver.properties b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-sqlserver.properties
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-# Placeholders batch.*
-#    for MS SQLServer:
-batch.jdbc.driver=net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.Driver
-batch.jdbc.url=jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://localhost:1433;instance=SQLEXPRESS
-batch.jdbc.user=sa
-batch.jdbc.password=sa
-batch.database.incrementer.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.SqlServerMaxValueIncrementer
-batch.schema.script=classpath*:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-sqlserver.sql
-batch.drop.script=classpath*:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-sqlserver.sql
-batch.jdbc.testWhileIdle=false
-batch.jdbc.validationQuery=
-
-
-# Non-platform dependent settings that you might like to change
-batch.data.source.init=true
-batch.table.prefix=BATCH_
-
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-sybase.properties b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/batch-sybase.properties
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-# Placeholders batch.*
-#    for Sybase:
-batch.jdbc.driver=net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.Driver
-batch.jdbc.url=jdbc:jtds:sybase://dbhost:5000;databaseName=test
-batch.jdbc.user=spring
-batch.jdbc.password=spring
-batch.database.incrementer.class=org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.SybaseMaxValueIncrementer
-batch.schema.script=classpath*:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-sybase.sql
-batch.drop.script=classpath*:/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-drop-sybase.sql
-batch.jdbc.testWhileIdle=true
-batch.jdbc.validationQuery=
-
-
-# Non-platform dependent settings that you might like to change
-batch.data.source.init=true
-batch.table.prefix=BATCH_
-