</stringParams>
              <propertiesParam>
                <property>
                  <name>key1</name>
                  <value>value1</value>
                </property>
                <property>
                  <name>key2</name>
                  <value>value2</value>
                </property>
              </propertiesParam>
            </configuration>
          </execution>
        </executions>

            <!-- NOTE: These values are deliberately not in alpha order! -->
            <stringParam>CHILD-1</stringParam>
            <stringParam>CHILD-3</stringParam>
            <stringParam>CHILD-2</stringParam>
            <stringParam>CHILD-4</stringParam>
          </stringParams>
          <listParam combine.children="append">
            <!-- NOTE: These values are deliberately not in alpha order! -->

        <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-configuration</artifactId>
        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <configuration>
          <!--
          All of these values should override the ones inherited from the parent. In particular, collections should not
          be merged with the values given by the parent POM.
          -->
          <propertiesFile>PASSED</propertiesFile>
          <stringParams>
            <stringParam>PASSED-1</stringParam>

          <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-configuration</artifactId>
          <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
          <inherited>true</inherited>
          <configuration>
            <listParam>
              <!-- NOTE: These values are deliberately not in alpha order! -->
              <listParam>PARENT-1</listParam>
              <listParam>PARENT-3</listParam>
              <listParam>PARENT-2</listParam>
              <listParam>PARENT-4</listParam>

            <!-- NOTE: These values are deliberately not in alpha order! -->
            <stringParam>CHILD-1</stringParam>
            <stringParam>CHILD-3</stringParam>
            <stringParam>CHILD-2</stringParam>
            <stringParam>CHILD-4</stringParam>
          </stringParams>
          <listParam combine.children="append">
            <!-- NOTE: These values are deliberately not in alpha order! -->

  <description>
    Verify that the effective value of an inherited property reflects the values of any nested property
    as defined by the child. This boils down to the order of inheritance and (parent) interpolation.
  </description>

  <properties>
    <overridden>PARENT</overridden>
    <!-- Test the effective value of this property in the child when "overridden" is defined by child as well -->

  <artifactId>test</artifactId>
  <version>0.1</version>
  <packaging>jar</packaging>

  <name>Maven Integration Test :: MNG-4102 :: Child</name>
  <description>
    Verify that the effective value of an inherited property reflects the values of any nested property
    as defined by the child. This boils down to the order of inheritance and (parent) interpolation.
  </description>

  <properties>
    <overridden>CHILD</overridden>

     |       anything, you could just leave off the <value/> inside the activation-property.
     |
    <profile>
      <id>env-dev</id>

      <activation>
        <property>
          <name>target-env</name>
          <value>dev</value>
        </property>
      </activation>

      <properties>

        <field>
          <name>configurator</name>
          <version>1.0.0+</version>
          <type>String</type>
          <description>
            The configurator type to use when injecting parameter values into this Mojo. The value is normally deduced
            from the Mojo's implementation language, but can be specified to allow a custom ComponentConfigurator
            implementation to be used.
          </description>

  <description>
    Verify that the effective value of an inherited property reflects the values of any nested property
    as defined by the child. This boils down to the order of inheritance and (parent) interpolation.
  </description>

  <properties>
    <overridden>PARENT</overridden>
    <!-- Test the effective value of this property in the child when "overridden" is defined by child as well -->