{
// Find the UUID factory.
UUIDFactory uuidFactory = Monitor.getMonitor().getUUIDFactory();
// Make a UUID that identifies this sort's format.
formatUUID = uuidFactory.recreateUUID(FORMATUUIDSTRING);
// See if there's a new maximum sort buffer size.
defaultSortBufferMax = PropertyUtil.getSystemInt("derby.storage.sortBufferMax",
0, Integer.MAX_VALUE, 0);