diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/AbstractDBMediatorFactory.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/AbstractDBMediatorFactory.java
index 740b220abf..5e1bf797da 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/AbstractDBMediatorFactory.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/AbstractDBMediatorFactory.java
@@ -136,13 +136,15 @@ protected void buildDataSource(OMElement elem, AbstractDBMediator mediator) {
     }
 
     private void readLookupConfig(AbstractDBMediator mediator, OMElement pool) {
-        String dataSourceName = getValue(pool, DSNAME_Q);
-        mediator.setDataSourceName(dataSourceName);
+        String resolvedDataSourceName = ResolverFactory.getInstance().getResolver(getValue(pool, DSNAME_Q)).resolve();
+        mediator.setDataSourceName(resolvedDataSourceName);
         saveElementConfig(pool, DSNAME_Q, mediator);
 
         if (pool.getFirstChildWithName(ICCLASS_Q) != null) {
+            String resolvedInitialContextClass = ResolverFactory.getInstance()
+                    .getResolver(getValue(pool, ICCLASS_Q)).resolve();
             Properties props = new Properties();
-            props.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, getValue(pool, ICCLASS_Q));
+            props.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, resolvedInitialContextClass);
             props.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, getValue(pool, URL_Q));
             props.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, getValue(pool, USER_Q));
             props.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, getValue(pool, PASS_Q));
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/ProxyServiceFactory.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/ProxyServiceFactory.java
index bb996ffaf2..cc61e4e7e6 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/ProxyServiceFactory.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/ProxyServiceFactory.java
@@ -237,9 +237,13 @@ public static ProxyService createProxy(OMElement elem, Properties properties) {
                 proxy.setPreservePolicy(preservePolicy.getAttributeValue());
             }
             if (wsdlEndpoint != null) {
-                proxy.setPublishWSDLEndpoint(wsdlEndpoint.getAttributeValue());
+                String resolvedWsdlEndpoint = ResolverFactory.getInstance()
+                        .getResolver(wsdlEndpoint.getAttributeValue()).resolve();
+                proxy.setPublishWSDLEndpoint(resolvedWsdlEndpoint);
             } else if (wsdlKey != null) {
-                proxy.setWSDLKey(wsdlKey.getAttributeValue());
+                String resolvedWsdlKey = ResolverFactory.getInstance()
+                        .getResolver(wsdlKey.getAttributeValue()).resolve();
+                proxy.setWSDLKey(resolvedWsdlKey);
             } else {
                 OMAttribute wsdlURI = wsdl.getAttribute(
                         new QName(XMLConfigConstants.NULL_NAMESPACE, "uri"));
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/endpoints/TemplateEndpointFactory.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/endpoints/TemplateEndpointFactory.java
index 88c83e1502..e42abf9c71 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/endpoints/TemplateEndpointFactory.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/endpoints/TemplateEndpointFactory.java
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ public Endpoint createEndpoint(OMElement endpointElement, boolean a, Properties
         OMAttribute endpointTemplateAttribute = endpointElement.getAttribute(
                 new QName(XMLConfigConstants.NULL_NAMESPACE, "template"));
         if (endpointTemplateAttribute != null) {
-            templateEndpoint.setTemplate(endpointTemplateAttribute.getAttributeValue());
+            String resolvedTemplate = ResolverFactory.getInstance()
+                    .getResolver(endpointTemplateAttribute.getAttributeValue()).resolve();
+            templateEndpoint.setTemplate(resolvedTemplate);
         } else {
             handleException("Error loading the configuration from endpoint group, " +
                     templateEndpoint.getName() +
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/endpoints/WSDLEndpointFactory.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/endpoints/WSDLEndpointFactory.java
index 7cd5967605..f0d0529b68 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/endpoints/WSDLEndpointFactory.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/xml/endpoints/WSDLEndpointFactory.java
@@ -114,14 +114,16 @@ protected Endpoint createEndpoint(OMElement epConfig, boolean anonymousEndpoint,
 
             // get the service name and port name. at this point we should not worry about
             // the presence of those parameters. they are handled by corresponding WSDL builders.
-            String serviceName = wsdlElement.getAttributeValue(new QName("service"));
-            String portName = wsdlElement.getAttributeValue(new QName("port"));
+            String resolvedServiceName = ResolverFactory.getInstance()
+                    .getResolver(wsdlElement.getAttributeValue(new QName("service"))).resolve();;
+            String resolvedPortName = ResolverFactory.getInstance()
+                    .getResolver(wsdlElement.getAttributeValue(new QName("port"))).resolve();
             // check if wsdl is supplied as a URI
             String wsdlURI = wsdlElement.getAttributeValue(new QName("uri"));
             // set serviceName and portName in the endpoint. it does not matter if these are
             // null at this point. we are setting them only for serialization purpose.
-            wsdlEndpoint.setServiceName(serviceName);
-            wsdlEndpoint.setPortName(portName);
+            wsdlEndpoint.setServiceName(resolvedServiceName);
+            wsdlEndpoint.setPortName(resolvedPortName);
 
             String noParsing = properties.getProperty(SKIP_WSDL_PARSING);
 
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ protected Endpoint createEndpoint(OMElement epConfig, boolean anonymousEndpoint,
 
                                     new WSDL11EndpointBuilder().
                                             populateEndpointDefinitionFromWSDL(endpoint,
-                                                    wsdlURI.trim(), omElement, serviceName, portName);
+                                                    wsdlURI.trim(), omElement, resolvedServiceName, resolvedPortName);
 
                                 } else if (WSDL2Constants.WSDL_NAMESPACE.equals(nsUri)) {
                                     //endpoint = new WSDL20EndpointBuilder().
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ protected Endpoint createEndpoint(OMElement epConfig, boolean anonymousEndpoint,
                         baseUri = baseUri + File.separator;
                     }
                     new WSDL11EndpointBuilder().populateEndpointDefinitionFromWSDL(endpoint,
-                            baseUri, definitionElement, serviceName, portName);
+                            baseUri, definitionElement, resolvedServiceName, resolvedPortName);
                 } else {
                     endpoint = new EndpointDefinition();
                 }
diff --git a/modules/tasks/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/task/TaskDescriptionFactory.java b/modules/tasks/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/task/TaskDescriptionFactory.java
index a058969b5a..0188ae7cfe 100644
--- a/modules/tasks/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/task/TaskDescriptionFactory.java
+++ b/modules/tasks/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/task/TaskDescriptionFactory.java
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ public static TaskDescription createTaskDescription(OMElement el, OMNamespace ta
             while (it.hasNext()) {
                 OMElement prop = (OMElement) it.next();
                 if (PropertyHelper.isStaticProperty(prop)) {
+                    String value = prop.getAttributeValue(new QName("value"));
+                    if (value != null) {
+                        String resolvedValue = ResolverFactory.getInstance().getResolver(value).resolve();
+                        prop.getAttribute(new QName("value")).setAttributeValue(resolvedValue);
+                    }
                     taskDescription.setXmlProperty(prop);
                 } else {
                     handleException("Tasks does not support dynamic properties");