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title: POST Data Preservation Sticky Session Mode
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# POST Data Preservation Sticky Session Mode

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| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Property name            | `org.forgerock.agents.pdp.sticky.session.mode`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Aliases                  | `org.forgerock.agents.pdp.sticky.session.mode`   Introduced in Java Agent 5.6`com.sun.identity.agents.config.postdata.preserve.stickysession.mode`   Introduced in Java Agent 5.0   [Recognized](preface.html#how_am_manages_multiple_aliases) from AM 6                                                                                                                              |
| Function                 | POST data preservation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Supported settings       | * COOKIE

  The sticky session mode is sent as a cookie (name/value specified by "POST Data Preservation Sticky Session Key Value" (org.forgerock.agents.pdp.sticky.session.value)).

* URL

  The sticky session mode is sent as an HTTP parameter name/value pair (specified by "POST Data Preservation Sticky Session Key Value" (org.forgerock.agents.pdp.sticky.session.value)). |
| Default                  | `URL`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Bootstrap property       | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Required property        | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Restart required         | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Local configuration file | `AgentConfig.properties`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| AM console               | Tab: `Advanced`Title: `POST Data Preservation Sticky Session Mode`Legacy title: `PDP Stickysession mode`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |