diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper.java
index 930dddd..cc3e8c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper.java
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public class AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper extends AbstractAnnotatedAlgorithm i
 	
 	private TokenManager tokenm = null;
 	
+	private EnvironmentVariableManager env = null;
+	
 	// inputs and outputs
 	public LinkedHashMap<String, Object> inputs = new LinkedHashMap<String, Object>();
 	public LinkedHashMap<String, Object> outputs = new LinkedHashMap<String, Object>();
@@ -262,6 +264,10 @@ public class AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper extends AbstractAnnotatedAlgorithm i
 
 	}
 
+	public void setEnvironmentVariableManager(EnvironmentVariableManager env) {
+		
+	}
+	
 	public void updateComputationOnWS(float status, String exception) {
 		updateComputationOnWS(status, exception, null, null);
 	}
@@ -301,6 +307,8 @@ public class AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper extends AbstractAnnotatedAlgorithm i
 		}
 	}
 
+	
+	
 	@Execute
 	public void run() throws Exception {
 		if (observer!=null)
@@ -324,7 +332,7 @@ public class AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper extends AbstractAnnotatedAlgorithm i
 		} else
 			LOGGER.info("Wps External ID not set");
 		InputsManager inputsManager = null;
-		ConfigurationManager configManager = new ConfigurationManager(); // initializes parameters from file
+		ConfigurationManager configManager = new ConfigurationManager(this.env); // initializes parameters from web.xml
 		manageUserToken();
 		Path dir = Paths.get(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "dmlocks");
 		if (!Files.exists(dir))
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java
index 0a746fb..53b1c8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 		return simulationMode;
 	}
 	
+	@Deprecated
 	public void getInitializationProperties() {
+		
+	}
+
+	private void inizializePropertiesUsingTemplateFile() {
 		try {
 			if (maxComputations == null) {
 				Properties options = new Properties();
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 			logger.error("error initializing properties",e);
 		}
 	}
-
+	
 	private AlgorithmConfiguration config;
 	private String scope;
 	private String username;
@@ -71,10 +76,14 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 		return username;
 	}
 
-	public ConfigurationManager() {
-		getInitializationProperties();
+	public ConfigurationManager(EnvironmentVariableManager env) {
+		if (env == null) inizializePropertiesUsingTemplateFile();
 	}
-
+	
+	public ConfigurationManager() {
+		inizializePropertiesUsingTemplateFile();
+	}
+	
 	public AlgorithmConfiguration getConfig() {
 		return config;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/EnvironmentVariableManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/EnvironmentVariableManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..821c9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/EnvironmentVariableManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package org.gcube.dataanalysis.wps.statisticalmanager.synchserver.mapping;
+
+public class EnvironmentVariableManager {
+	
+	public EnvironmentVariableManager(int maxComputation, boolean saveOnStorage, boolean simulationMode) {
+		super();
+		this.maxComputation = maxComputation;
+		this.saveOnStorage = saveOnStorage;
+		this.simulationMode = simulationMode;
+	}
+	private int maxComputation;
+	private boolean saveOnStorage;
+	private boolean  simulationMode;
+	
+	public int getMaxComputation() {
+		return maxComputation;
+	}
+	public boolean isSaveOnStorage() {
+		return saveOnStorage;
+	}
+	public boolean isSimulationMode() {
+		return simulationMode;
+	}
+	
+	
+}