diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/ConnectorResourceRequest.java b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/ConnectorResourceRequest.java
index 1556e344..f8beeb10 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/ConnectorResourceRequest.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/ConnectorResourceRequest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package org.apache.sqoop.client.request;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.delegation.web.DelegationTokenAuthenticatedURL;
+import org.apache.sqoop.common.SqoopProtocolConstants;
 import org.apache.sqoop.json.ConnectorBean;
 import org.apache.sqoop.json.JSONUtils;
 import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public ConnectorResourceRequest(DelegationTokenAuthenticatedURL.Token token){
   public ConnectorBean read(String serverUrl, String connectorName) {
     String response;
     if (connectorName == null) {
-      response = super.get(serverUrl + RESOURCE + "all");
+      response = super.get(serverUrl + RESOURCE + SqoopProtocolConstants.ALL);
     } else {
       response = super.get(serverUrl + RESOURCE + connectorName);
     }
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/JobResourceRequest.java b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/JobResourceRequest.java
index 5394493c..138a01a6 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/JobResourceRequest.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/JobResourceRequest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package org.apache.sqoop.client.request;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.delegation.web.DelegationTokenAuthenticatedURL;
+import org.apache.sqoop.common.SqoopProtocolConstants;
 import org.apache.sqoop.json.JSONUtils;
 import org.apache.sqoop.json.JobBean;
 import org.apache.sqoop.json.SubmissionBean;
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public JobBean readByConnector(String serverUrl, String cArg) {
   public JobBean read(String serverUrl, String jobArg) {
     String response;
     if (jobArg == null) {
-      response = super.get(serverUrl + RESOURCE + "all");
+      response = super.get(serverUrl + RESOURCE + SqoopProtocolConstants.ALL);
     } else {
       response = super.get(serverUrl + RESOURCE + UrlSafeUtils.urlPathEncode(jobArg));
     }
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/LinkResourceRequest.java b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/LinkResourceRequest.java
index bf674df7..b7378eac 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/LinkResourceRequest.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/LinkResourceRequest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package org.apache.sqoop.client.request;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.delegation.web.DelegationTokenAuthenticatedURL;
+import org.apache.sqoop.common.SqoopProtocolConstants;
 import org.apache.sqoop.json.JSONUtils;
 import org.apache.sqoop.json.LinkBean;
 import org.apache.sqoop.json.ValidationResultBean;
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public LinkResourceRequest(DelegationTokenAuthenticatedURL.Token token){
   public LinkBean read(String serverUrl, String linkArg) {
     String response;
     if (linkArg == null) {
-      response = super.get(serverUrl + LINK_RESOURCE + "all");
+      response = super.get(serverUrl + LINK_RESOURCE + SqoopProtocolConstants.ALL);
     } else {
       response = super.get(serverUrl + LINK_RESOURCE + UrlSafeUtils.urlPathEncode(linkArg));
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/common/SqoopProtocolConstants.java b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/common/SqoopProtocolConstants.java
index 29927c04..98162317 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/common/SqoopProtocolConstants.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/common/SqoopProtocolConstants.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public final class SqoopProtocolConstants {
   public static final String JSON_CONTENT_TYPE =
       "application/json; charset=\"" + charset + "\"";
 
+  public static final String ALL = "all";
+
   private SqoopProtocolConstants() {
     // Disable explicit object creation
   }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/AuthorizationRequestHandler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/AuthorizationRequestHandler.java
index 8d4d72bf..013838c8 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/AuthorizationRequestHandler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/AuthorizationRequestHandler.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.sqoop.audit.AuditLoggerManager;
 import org.apache.sqoop.common.SqoopException;
+import org.apache.sqoop.common.SqoopProtocolConstants;
 import org.apache.sqoop.core.SqoopConfiguration;
 import org.apache.sqoop.error.code.CommonRepositoryError;
 import org.apache.sqoop.repository.Repository;
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ private JsonBean getRoles(RequestContext ctx) {
     } else {
       // get all roles in the system
       manager.logAuditEvent(ctx.getUserName(),
-              ctx.getRequest().getRemoteAddr(), "get", "roles", "all");
+              ctx.getRequest().getRemoteAddr(), "get", "roles", SqoopProtocolConstants.ALL);
       return new RoleBean(handler.getAllRoles());
     }
   }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/ConnectorRequestHandler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/ConnectorRequestHandler.java
index c7606898..6f209027 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/ConnectorRequestHandler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/ConnectorRequestHandler.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.sqoop.audit.AuditLoggerManager;
+import org.apache.sqoop.common.SqoopProtocolConstants;
 import org.apache.sqoop.connector.ConnectorManager;
 import org.apache.sqoop.json.ConnectorBean;
 import org.apache.sqoop.json.JsonBean;
@@ -53,11 +54,11 @@ public JsonBean handleEvent(RequestContext ctx) {
 
     LOG.info("ConnectorRequestHandler handles cname: " + cIdentifier);
 
-    if (cIdentifier.equals("all")) {
+    if (cIdentifier.equals(SqoopProtocolConstants.ALL)) {
       connectors = ConnectorManager.getInstance().getConnectorConfigurables();
       configParamBundles = ConnectorManager.getInstance().getResourceBundles(locale);
       AuditLoggerManager.getInstance().logAuditEvent(ctx.getUserName(),
-          ctx.getRequest().getRemoteAddr(), "get", "connectors", "all");
+          ctx.getRequest().getRemoteAddr(), "get", "connectors", SqoopProtocolConstants.ALL);
 
       // Authorization check
       connectors = AuthorizationEngine.filterResource(ctx.getUserName(), MResource.TYPE.CONNECTOR, connectors);
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/JobRequestHandler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/JobRequestHandler.java
index c86f8f09..2a1f18e6 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/JobRequestHandler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/JobRequestHandler.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.apache.sqoop.audit.AuditLoggerManager;
 import org.apache.sqoop.common.Direction;
 import org.apache.sqoop.common.SqoopException;
+import org.apache.sqoop.common.SqoopProtocolConstants;
 import org.apache.sqoop.connector.ConnectorManager;
 import org.apache.sqoop.connector.spi.SqoopConnector;
 import org.apache.sqoop.driver.Driver;
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ private JsonBean getJobs(RequestContext ctx) {
 
     AuditLoggerManager.getInstance().logAuditEvent(ctx.getUserName(), ctx.getRequest().getRemoteAddr(), "get", "job", jobName);
 
-    if(jobName.equals("all")) { // Return all links (by perhaps only for given connector)
+    if(jobName.equals(SqoopProtocolConstants.ALL)) { // Return all links (by perhaps only for given connector)
       String connectorName = ctx.getParameterValue(CONNECTOR_NAME_QUERY_PARAM);
 
       if(StringUtils.isEmpty(connectorName)) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/LinkRequestHandler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/LinkRequestHandler.java
index b44ae87a..801347a0 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/LinkRequestHandler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/LinkRequestHandler.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.sqoop.audit.AuditLoggerManager;
 import org.apache.sqoop.common.SqoopException;
+import org.apache.sqoop.common.SqoopProtocolConstants;
 import org.apache.sqoop.connector.ConnectorManager;
 import org.apache.sqoop.connector.spi.SqoopConnector;
 import org.apache.sqoop.json.JSONUtils;
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ private JsonBean getLinks(RequestContext ctx) {
 
     AuditLoggerManager.getInstance().logAuditEvent(ctx.getUserName(), ctx.getRequest().getRemoteAddr(), "get", "link", linkName);
 
-    if(linkName.equals("all")) { // Return all links (by perhaps only for given connector)
+    if(linkName.equals(SqoopProtocolConstants.ALL)) { // Return all links (by perhaps only for given connector)
       String connectorName = ctx.getParameterValue(CONNECTOR_NAME_QUERY_PARAM);
 
       if(StringUtils.isEmpty(connectorName)) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/SubmissionRequestHandler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/SubmissionRequestHandler.java
index 06c44781..4f3bd6cd 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/SubmissionRequestHandler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/handler/SubmissionRequestHandler.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.sqoop.audit.AuditLoggerManager;
 import org.apache.sqoop.common.SqoopException;
+import org.apache.sqoop.common.SqoopProtocolConstants;
 import org.apache.sqoop.json.JsonBean;
 import org.apache.sqoop.json.SubmissionBean;
 import org.apache.sqoop.model.MJob;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public JsonBean handleEvent(RequestContext ctx) {
     } else {
       // all submissions in the system
       AuditLoggerManager.getInstance().logAuditEvent(ctx.getUserName(),
-          ctx.getRequest().getRemoteAddr(), "get", "submissions", "all");
+          ctx.getRequest().getRemoteAddr(), "get", "submissions", SqoopProtocolConstants.ALL);
       return getSubmissions(ctx);
     }
   }