1. A method for setting a first parameter's value based on at least one initialization file, the at least one initialization file containing sections, at least one of the sections containing a parameter/value pair, the method comprising: selecting sections of the at least one initialization file; specifying an order of precedence among the selected sections of the at least one initialization file; and setting the first parameter's value to a value in a parameter/value pair in a selected section having the highest specified precedence of those selected sections that contain a parameter/value pair containing the first parameter.