Selecting default project structures

You can use the Preferences page to set your default project structures.

To set the project structures

  1. Click

    Window | Preferences to open the Preferences page.

  2. Expand Java™ EE, and select

    Project

  3. Select the elements that you want to set as the default when creating your Java EE application. These project settings include:

    Enterprise Application Membership:

    • Add project to an EAR (default: checked)

    Content directory (indicates the default directory in your workspace where the indicated project is stored. You can change the name of the default directory here):

    • Enterprise Application Project (default: unspecified)

    • Application Client Project (default: appClientModule)

    • Connector Application Project (default: connectorModule)

    • Dynamic Web Project (default: WebContent)

    • EJB Project (default: ejbModule)

    • Default source folder (default: src)

    Generate Deployment Descriptor for Java EE 5.0 Projects (Select this option if you want a deployment descriptor to be automatically created when you create the project type indicated):

    • Enterprise Application Project (default: unchecked)

    • EJB Project (default: unchecked)

    • Dynamic Web Project (default: checked)

    • Application Client Project (default: unchecked)

  4. Click

    Apply to apply the changes and click OK to close the Preferences page.

 

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