Tools and Utilities for WebLogic Server 8.1
This document lists tools, utilities, and Ant tasks used in WebLogic Server developer activities.
Tools from third-party vendors that are listed here are mentioned in various places in WebLogic Server documentation. Their inclusion on this page or elsewhere in our documentation does not imply official endorsement by BEA for use with our products, and we make no representation as to their quality or effectiveness.
WebLogic Server Tools and Utilities
Developer Tools
| Tool | Description |
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| WebLogic Builder | A graphical tool for assembling a J2EE application, creating and editing its deployment descriptors, and deploying it to a server. |
| EJBGen | Uses Javadoc markup to generate EJB deployment descriptor files and the home, local and remote interfaces from a single bean class file. |
| WebLogic Workshop | GUI-based approach to developing distributed, interconnected, and loosely coupled enterprise-class Web Services, for the corporate developer. |
| DDinit | Examines the contents of a staging directory and builds the standard J2EE and WebLogic-specific deployment descriptors based on the servlet classes and EJB classes. WebLogic Server includes the following utilities:
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Deployment Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| WebLogic Administration Console | The Administration Console is a browser-based graphical user interface for managing WebLogic Servers. Its management capabilities include configuration, stopping and starting servers, monitoring server performance, monitoring application performance, viewing server logs, and editing application deployment descriptors. |
| WebLogic Builder | A graphical tool for assembling a J2EE application, creating and editing its deployment descriptors, and deploying it to a server. |
| weblogic.Deployer | Command-line WebLogic Server deployment of J2EE applications. |
| ClientDeployer | Extracts the client-side JAR file from a J2EE EAR file, creating a deployable JAR file. |
WebLogic Server ant Tasks
| Task | Description |
|---|---|
| autotype | Generates non-built-in data type components, such as the serialization class, for Web services. |
| BuildXMLGen | Generates a build.xml file for enterprise applications in the split-directory development structure. |
| clientgen | Generates a client JAR file. |
| ddcreate | Generates application.xml and weblogic.xml for an EAR. |
| ejbc | Examines EJB interfaces and bean classes and serialized deployment descriptors, and generates the support classes needed to deploy the bean in a WebLogic Server EJB container. |
| servicegen | Takes as input an EJB JAR file or a list of Java classes, and creates all the needed Web Service components and packages them into a deployable EAR file. |
| source2wsdd | Generates a web-services.xml deployment descriptor file from the Java source file for a Java class-implemented WebLogic Web Service. |
| wlappc | Generates and compiles the classes needed to deploy EJBs and JSPs to WebLogic Server. |
| wlcompile | Invokes the javac compiler to compile your application's Java files in a split development directory structure. |
| wlconfig | Configures a WebLogic Server domain by creating, querying, or modifying configuration MBeans on a running Administration Server instance.
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| wldeploy | Performs weblogic.Deployer functions using attributes specified in an Ant task. |
| wlpackage | Packages your split development directory application as a traditional EAR file that can be deployed to WebLogic Server. |
| wlserver | Starts, reboots, shuts down, or connects to a WebLogic Server instance. |
| wsdl2Service | Takes as input an existing WSDL file and generates the Java interface that represents the implementation of your Web Service and the web-services.xml file that describes the Web Service. |
| wsdlgen | Generates a WSDL file from the EAR and WAR files that implement your Web Service. |
| wsgen | Uses information in the build.xml file to assemble Web services into Enterprise Application archive (.ear) files. |
| wspackage | Packages the various components of a WebLogic Web Service into a new deployable EAR file and add extra components to an already existing EAR file. |
Administration Utilities
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Administration Console | Browser interface for managing WebLogic Server. |
| AppletArchiver | Runs an applet in a separate frame, keeps a record of all the downloaded classes and resources used by the applet, and packages them into either a .jar file or a .cab file. |
| getProperty | Gives you details about your Java setup and your system. |
| showLicenses | Displays license information about BEA products installed on your computer. |
| system | Displays information about your computer's operating environment, including the manufacturer and version of your JDK, your CLASSPATH, and details about your operating system. |
| logToZip | Searches an HTTP server log file in common log format, finds the Java classes loaded into it by the server, and creates an uncompressed .zip file that contains those Java classes. |
| MulticastTest | Sends out multicast packets and returns information about how effectively multicast is working on your network. |
| myip | Returns the IP address of the host. |
| verboseToZip | Takes the standard output from a Java application run in verbose mode, finds the Java classes referenced, and creates an uncompressed .zip file that contains the Java classes. |
| weblogic.Admin | Administers, configures, and monitors WebLogic Server. |
| wlconfig | Creates, queries, and configures configuration MBeans on a running Administration server. |
| weblogic.Deployer | Command-line interface to WebLogic Server deployment API. |
| wldeploy | Ant task that performs weblogic.Deployer functions specified in an Ant script. |
| writeLicense | Writes information about all your WebLogic licenses in a file called writeLicense.txt in the current directory. |
Database Utilities
| Tools | Description |
|---|---|
| Schema | Generates new JDBC stores, deleting the existing versions. |
| dbping | Verifies that WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server can connect to your SQL server. |
Security Utilities
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| der2pem | Converts an X509 certificate from DER format to PEM format. |
| pem2der | Converts an X509 certificate from PEM format to DER format. |
IDE Export/Import Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| BEA WebLogic Export Utility for IBM VisualAge for Java v3.5 | Exports project files and packages from IBM VisualAge to your system. |
| BEA WebLogic Import Utility for VisualCafe | Imports the files exported from VisualAge into WebGain VisualCafe. |
Interoperability Tool
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| WebLogic Tuxedo Connector | Provides interoperability between WebLogic Server applications and Tuxedo services. |
Migration Tools
| WebLogic Administration Console | The System Administration Console is a Web browser-based graphical user interface for managing WebLogic Servers. If you have used a pre-6.0 version of WebLogic Tuxedo Connector, convert your weblogic.properties files. Instructions for converting your files using a conversion script are available in the Administration Console Online Help section called "Conversion." |
Monitoring Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| WebLogic Administration Console | The System Administration Console is a Web browser-based graphical user interface for managing WebLogic Servers. |
Editing Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| BEA XML Editor | XML editor capable of validating XML code according to a specified DTD or XML Schema. |
| WebLogic Builder | A graphical tool for assembling a J2EE application, creating and editing its deployment descriptors, and deploying it to a server. |
Web Services Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| WebLogic Workshop | GUI-based approach to developing distributed, interconnected, and loosely coupled enterprise-class Web Services, for the corporate developer. |
Third-Party Tools and Utilities for WebLogic Server
Development Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| iAnywhere | Software platform for mobile and wireless enterprise applications |
| JBuilder | Popular Java IDE. |
| Nokia SDK | Development environment for mobile and wireless applications. |
| Sitraka JClass | Popular Java IDE. |
| SDK | See Supported Configurations for a list of SDKs that can be used with WebLogic Server. |
| Sun ONE Studio | IDE for Java technology, based on NetBeans. |
| Borland Together ControlCenter | Development platform for enterprise applications. |
| WebSphere Studio Application Developer | IBM's development environment for J2EE applications. |
Deployment Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Sitraka DeployDirector | Interface for deploying and updating Java applications. |
| Borland Together ControlCenter | Development platform for enterprise applications. |
| AltoWeb | Software platform for Web Services and J2EE applications. |
| Tools | Description |
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| Pointbase | Java database application used in WebLogic Server examples. |
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| CodeSigning Digital ID | Digitally sign software and macros for secure delivery over the Internet. |
| RSA KEON | Public key infrastructure for e-business. |
| RSA BSAFE | Software development kits with encryption technology. |
Security Tools
Optimizing Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| OptimizeIt | Application optimizing, now by Borland. |
| JProbe ServerSide Suite | Application optimizing by Sitraka. |
Packaging Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| InstallShield | Multi-platform installation development. |
| InstallAnywhere | Multi-platform installation development. |
Monitoring Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Empirix FarSight | Web Application monitoring. |
| Introscope | Performance management for applications running on Java Application Servers, from Wily Technology. |
Testing Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| JProbe | Load testing tool. |
| LoadRunner | Load testing tool. |
| Empirix Beantest for WebLogic Server | Scalability and functionality testing for EJB middle-tier applications. |
| Empirix e-Test Suite | Web testing and monitoring. |
| Empirix e-Tester | Automated functional and regression testing for Web applications. |
| Empirix FirstACT | Load and functional testing of Web Services and COM components. |
| Empirix e-Load | Web load testing |
Modeling Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Borland Together ControlCenter | Development platform for enterprise applications. |
| Rational Rose | Model-driven development tool. |
Third-Party Editors
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Stylus Studio | XML development environment. |
| Emacs | The extraordinarily powerful text editor. |
| Java Development Environment for Emacs | Software package that interfaces Emacs to command-line Java development tools. |
| TextPad | Editor for plain text files. |
| Enscript | Converts ASCII files to PostScript and stores generated output to a file or sends it directly to the printer. |
| XMLSpy | XML Schema-driven document and content editing. |
Web Services Tools
| Tool | Description |
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| CapeConnect | Web Services platform. |
J2EE Scheduling Tools
This table shows third-party tools for scheduling actions in your J2EE application.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Flux | J2EE scheduling. |
| Kronos Enterprise Scheduler | J2EE scheduling. |
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