Adding modules to an enterprise application

You can use the Application Deployment Descriptor editor to add existing projects in your workspace to your enterprise application as new modules.

For each module that you add to the enterprise application, a <module> element is defined in the deployment descriptor (application.xml).

Tip: Shortcuts for adding modules or utility JAR files to an enterprise application:

• Drag a project from the Project Explorer view and drop it on the Modules or Project Utility JARs section of the Application Deployment Descriptor editor.

• Within the Project Explorer view, drag a project and drop it on the Modules or Project Utility JARs folder under the deployment descriptor for the enterprise application.

To add a module to an enterprise application:

1. In the Project Explorer view of the J2EE perspective, right-click the Deployment Descriptor for your enterprise application project and select Open With > Deployment Descriptor Editor to open the Application Deployment Descriptor editor.

2. In the Modules section of the Module page, click Add. The Add Module wizard appears.

3. Select the existing project in your workspace that you want to add as a module to the application.

4. Click Finish. The selected module is added to the enterprise application.

5. If the target server specified for the module is different from the target server specified for the enterprise application, the Change Target Server dialog opens. Click Yes to update the target server for the module to be the same target server specified for the enterprise application.

To remove a module from the enterprise application, select the module from the list of Modules, and click Remove.

 

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Application Deployment Descriptor editor