Application development

Application development
WebSphere^(R) Application Server - Express supports these application modules that work together to perform a business logic function:

Servlets, JavaServer Pages (JSP) files and other Web components, such as HTML and image files

Resource adapter (connector) implementations

Other supporting classes and files

This diagram illustrates the overall view comprising these technologies in the WebSphere Application Server - Express environment and the application development process: Perform these steps to develop and deploy your WebSphere Application Server - Express for iSeries^(TM) applications.

Step 1: Plan
This step describes how to prepare your development environment and what information you should gather before you begin designing and developing your application, including information on development tools.

Step 2: Design your application
This step provides tips and resources for designing your Java^(TM) components.

Step 3: Develop your application
This topic describes how to develop applications for WebSphere Application Server.

Step 4: Assemble your application
Application assembly is the process of creating archive files that bundle all of the components belonging to an application and configuring the run-time behavior of these applications. See this topic for more information.

Step 5: Deploy your application
After you develop and assemble your application, you can deploy it in your application server. See this topic for more information.

	Step 1: Plan This step describes how to prepare your development environment and what information you should gather before you begin designing and developing your application, including information on development tools.

	Step 2: Design your application This step provides tips and resources for designing your Java^(TM) components.

	Step 3: Develop your application This topic describes how to develop applications for WebSphere Application Server.

	Step 4: Assemble your application Application assembly is the process of creating archive files that bundle all of the components belonging to an application and configuring the run-time behavior of these applications. See this topic for more information.

	Step 5: Deploy your application After you develop and assemble your application, you can deploy it in your application server. See this topic for more information.