When you configure the datasource in the xml files, you are creating a rapidly deployable application, which is fun in the
test environment, but administrators hate it - from my perspective, it is not a scalable or manageable solution.
The ability to configure datasources right alongside the xml files is new with WebSphere 6. Maybe I haven't used itenough, but it seems to take
alot of control away from Administrators at deployment time.
Set your datasources up manualy on you app server. It's better.
-Cameron McKenzie