| Attribute name | Example | Default |
| temporary-directory | ./persistence | No default |
| Tag name | File | |
| /orion-web-app | orion-web.xml | |
Absolute/relative path to a temporary directory that can be used by servlets and JSPs for scrap-files. The File object can be retrieved by the following code in a servlet/JSP (per the Servlet 2.2 spec): File file = (File)application.getAttribute("javax.servlet.context.tempdir").