ClassLoader classLoader = pluginManager.getClassLoader("reporting-plugin");
    return PentahoSystem.getSystemSetting(getSystemRelativePluginPath(classLoader) + "/settings.xml", key, defaultVal);

  public String getSystemRelativePluginPath(ClassLoader classLoader) {
    File dir = getPluginDir(classLoader);
    if (dir == null) {
      return null;
    }
    // get the full path with \ converted to /
    String path = dir.getAbsolutePath().replace('\\', ISolutionRepository.SEPARATOR);
    int pos = path.lastIndexOf(ISolutionRepository.SEPARATOR + "system" + ISolutionRepository.SEPARATOR); //$NON-NLS-1$
    if (pos != -1) {
      path = path.substring(pos + 8);
    }
    return path;
  }

  protected File getPluginDir(ClassLoader classLoader) {
    if (classLoader instanceof PluginClassLoader) {
      return ((PluginClassLoader) classLoader).getPluginDir();
    }
    return null;
  }