Importing a connector project RAR file

Connector projects are deployed into RAR files. You can import a connector project by importing a deployed RAR file.

For Windows You can quickly drag and drop a connector project RAR file from the Windows Explorer or desktop to the Project Explorer view. The Import wizard will open with appropriate fields already populated.

To import a connector project RAR file using the wizard:

  1. In the J2EE perspective, select File > Import > RAR file, and click Next.

  2. In the Connector file combination box, enter the full path and name of the connector RAR file that you want to import. Click the Browse button to select the RAR file from the file system.

  3. In the Connector project combination box, type a new project or select a connector project from the drop-down list. Or, click the New button to launch the New Connector Project wizard. If you type a new project name in this field, the connector project will be created based on the version of the connector RAR file, and it will use the default location. Use the New button to change the J2EE version and the location.

  4. If you are importing to an existing project and do not want to be warned about overwriting existing resources, select Overwrite existing resources without warning.

  5. In the Target server drop-down list, select the application server that you want to target for your development. This selection affects the run time settings by modifying the class path entries for the project.

  6. Specify whether you want to add the new module to an enterprise application (EAR) project.

  7. In the EAR project combination box, type a new project name or select an existing enterprise application project from the drop-down list. Or, click the New button to launch the New Enterprise Application Project wizard.

    Note: If you type a new EAR project name, the EAR project will be created in the default location with the lowest compatible J2EE version based on the version of the project being created. If you want to specify a different version or a different location for the enterprise application, use the New Enterprise Application Project wizard.

  8. Click Finish to import the connector RAR file.

 

Related tasks

Creating a connector project
Exporting connector projects to RAR files