Element metadata)
throws ConfigurationException {
// Update the current component description
Dictionary dict = new Properties();
cd.addProperty(new PropertyDescription(TOPICS_PROPERTY,
Dictionary.class.getName(), dict.toString()));
dict = new Properties();
cd.addProperty(new PropertyDescription(FILTER_PROPERTY,
Dictionary.class.getName(), dict.toString()));
// Get Metadata subscribers
Element[] subscribers = metadata.getElements("subscriber", NAMESPACE);
if (subscribers != null) {