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Setting up the build path for OpenJPA
Because this class runs outside of the server, we have to add the required JPA and server libraries to the build path.
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Right-click the RAD75JPATest project and select Properties.
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In the Properties dialog, select Java Build Path (on the left) and the Source tab. Change the output folder from RAD75JPATest/bin to RAD75JPATest/src (Figure | 2-8). Without this change, the persistence.xml file that we create will not be found.
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Figure 12-8 Java Build Path of Java project: Source
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Select the Libraries page (Figure | 2-9):
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Figure 12-9 Java Build Path of Java project: Libraries
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Click Add Variable.
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In the New variable Classpath Entry dialog, select ECLIPSE_HOME, and click Extend (Figure | 2-10).
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Figure 12-10 Extending a variable
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In the Variable Extension dialog, expand runtimes Æ base_v7 Æ lib, select the j2ee.jar, and click OK (Figure | 2-11).
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Figure 12-11 Selecting a runtime JAR file
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Repeat this sequence by extending the ECLIPSE_HOME variable, and select these JAR files:
runtimes/base_v7/derby/lib/derby.jar
runtimes/base_v7/plugins/com.ibm.ffdc.jar
runtimes/base_v7/plugins/com.ibm.ws.jpa.jar
runtimes/base_v7/plugins/com.ibm.ws.prereq.commons-collections.jar
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The Libraries tab shows now the extra JAR files (Figure | 2-12).
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Figure 12-12 Library tab with five extra JAR files
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Click OK to close the Properties dialog.
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