NOTE: The preceding example uses the JPA-specific annotation, which you would change according to the store module you actually use. The same applies to the definition of the `EntityManagerFactory` bean. See the sections covering the store-specific configuration.

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=== Property Placeholders and Ant-style Patterns

The `basePackages` and `value` attributes in `@Enable{store}Repositories` support `${...}` property placeholders which are resolved against the `Environment` as well as Ant-style package patterns such as `"org.example.+++**+++"`.

The following example specifies the `app.scan.packages` property placeholder for the implicit `value` attribute in `@Enable{store}Repositories`.

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ifeval::[{include-xml-namespaces} != false]

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