If you plan to create a web service that uses WebSphere® Application Server as its server,
the required version of WebSphere Application
Server must be installed and a server created before you begin creating
your web service.
About this task
To create a WebSphere Application
Server:
Procedure
- From the File menu, select New > Other > Server
> Server > Next.
- Select WebSphere Application
Server as the server type, electing the correct version of the server
for your install, and click Next.
- On the WebSphere Application
Server settings page enter a server name.
- Click Finish. To
see the server you have created in the workspace, from the Window
menu select Show view > Other > Server > Servers > Ok.
Example
To build a web project that points to the WebSphere Application Server that you have
created:
- Create the service Web project by selecting New > Web
> Web Project.
- Project Name: enter a project name
- Target runtime: select the version of WebSphere Application Server that you have
installed. If it is not listed, click New and
browse to the location where it is installed.
- Configuration: Accept the default configuration for your server,
or click Modify to change the project facets.
- Ensure that Add project to an EAR is selected.
The EAR will be generated by the New project wizard.
- Click Finish.
- To associate the project with the server, right-click the WebSphere Application Server
you created in the Servers view and select Add and remove
projects. Select the service and client projects from
the Available projects list and click Add.
- Start the server by right-clicking it and selecting Start.