/**
   * Appends WMS tiled image layer configuration elements to the superclass configuration document.
   *
   * @param params configuration parameters describing this WMS tiled image layer.
   * @return a WMS tiled image layer configuration document.
   */
  protected Document createConfigurationDocument(AVList params) {

    Document doc = super.createConfigurationDocument(params);
    if (doc == null || doc.getDocumentElement() == null) return doc;

    LayerConfiguration.createWMSTiledImageLayerElements(params, doc.getDocumentElement());

    return doc;
  }