This topic describes common tasks you can perform with enterprise applications. For
more detailed information, click the links in the right column.
To perform this task |
Follow these steps |
Create a project. |
- Choose File > New
Project (Ctrl-Shift-N).
- Select the right template for your
project.
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Add a JAR file to a project's classpath. |
- In the Projects window, right-click the project's Libraries node and
choose Add JAR.
- Select the JAR file in the file chooser.
If you also want to attach source code and Javadoc for the JAR file,
use the Add
Library command instead.
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Set up compilation dependencies between projects. |
- In the Projects window, right-click the project's Libraries node and
choose Add
Project.
- Select the project folder for the project that you want to add to
the project's classpath.
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Add a module to an enterprise application. |
- Open the module project and the enterprise application project.
- In the Projects window, right-click the enterprise application node for
the J2EE application and choose Add
J2EE Module.
- In the dialog box, select the module and click OK.
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Build a project. |
- Make sure that your resources are on the classpath.
- Choose Build > Build
Main Project (F11) or right-click any project node and choose Build
Project.
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Clean a project. |
- Right-click the project node and choose Clean Project.
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Run a project. |
- Choose Run > Run
Main Project (F6) or right-click any project node and choose Run
Project.
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Modify deployment settings. |
Do one or both of the following:
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Verify an enterprise application. |
- Right-click any module project whose target server is the Sun Java
System Application Server and choose Verify.
The Verifier window opens and displays all the results.
- Filter the results according to your needs:
- Click Failures Only to display only failures.
- Click Failures and Warnings Only to display only failures and warnings.
- Make appropriate changes, if any, and verify the project again.
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Debug a project. |
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Attach source code to libraries for debugging. |
Instead of debugging the source code of a library that you created in the IDE,
debug the project where
you created the library.
But, if you want to debug a library created outside the IDE, do the following:
- Choose Tools > Library
Manager from the main window.
- If the JAR file is not already registered in the Library Manager,
create a new library using the Add Library button.
- Select the library in the left panel of the Library Manager.
- In the Classpath tab, click Add JAR/Folder and specify the location
of the JAR file containing the compiled class files. A library can contain
multiple JAR files.
- In the Sources tab, add the
folder or archive file containing the source code.
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Add Javadoc to a project. |
- Choose Tools > Library
Manager from the main window.
- If the JAR file is not already registered in the Library Manager,
register the JAR file as described above.
- In the Javadoc tab, click
Add ZIP/Folder and specify the location of the Javadoc files.
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Repackage an existing EAR file for deployment on a different application
server. |
- Create a Packaged Archive project
based on the existing EAR file.
- In the new project, modify the appropriate configuration files and create
any necessary server-specific files.
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Set the main project. |
- Right-click the project node and choose Set Main Project.
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