Enterprise Application Tasks: Quick Reference

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.
  1. Choose File > New Project (Ctrl-Shift-N).
  2. Select the right template for your project. 
Add a JAR file to a project's classpath.
  1. In the Projects window, right-click the project's Libraries node and choose Add JAR.
  2. 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.

Set up compilation dependencies between projects.
  1. In the Projects window, right-click the project's Libraries node and choose Add Project.
  2. Select the project folder for the project that you want to add to the project's classpath.
Add a module to an enterprise application.
  1. Open the module project and the enterprise application project.
  2. In the Projects window, right-click the enterprise application node for the J2EE application and choose Add J2EE Module.
  3. In the dialog box, select the module and click OK.
Build a project.
  1. Make sure that your resources are on the classpath.
  2. Choose Build > Build Main Project (F11) or right-click any project node and choose Build Project.
Clean a project.
  • Right-click the project node and choose Clean Project.
Run a project.
  • Choose Run > Run Main Project (F6) or right-click any project node and choose Run Project.
Modify deployment settings.

Do one or both of the following:

Verify an enterprise application.
  1. 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.

  2. 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.
  3. Make appropriate changes, if any, and verify the project again.
Debug a project.
  • Choose Run > Debug Main Project (F5) or right-click any project and choose Debug Project.
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:

  1. Choose Tools > Library Manager from the main window.
  2. If the JAR file is not already registered in the Library Manager, create a new library using the Add Library button.
  3. Select the library in the left panel of the Library Manager.
  4. 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.
  5. In the Sources tab, add the folder or archive file containing the source code.
Add Javadoc to a project.
  1. Choose Tools > Library Manager from the main window.
  2. If the JAR file is not already registered in the Library Manager, register the JAR file as described above.
  3. In the Javadoc tab, click Add ZIP/Folder and specify the location of the Javadoc files.
Repackage an existing EAR file for deployment on a different application server.
  1. Create a Packaged Archive project based on the existing EAR file.
  2. In the new project, modify the appropriate configuration files and create any necessary server-specific files.
Set the main project.
  • Right-click the project node and choose Set Main Project.

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