Enterprise (J2EE) applications

Enterprise applications (or J2EE applications) are applications that conform to the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, specification.

Enterprise applications can consist of the following:

• Zero or more EJB modules

• Zero or more Web modules

• Zero or more connector modules (packaged in RAR files)

• Zero or more application client modules

• Additional JAR files containing dependent classes or other components required by the application

• Any combination of the above

A J2EE application is represented by, and packaged in, an enterprise archive (EAR) file.

Related concepts

System applications

Related tasks

Deploying and administering applications

Related information

http://java.sun.com/blueprints/guidelines/designing_enterprise_applications_2e/