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.

About this task

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

Tip: There are shortcuts for adding modules or utility JAR files to an enterprise application. Within the Enterprise Explorer view, drag a project and drop it into either:
  • The Modules or Project Utility JARs section on the Modules page in the Application Deployment Descriptor editor.
  • The Modules or Project Utility JARs folder under the deployment descriptor for the enterprise application.

Procedure

  1. In the Enterprise Explorer view of the Java™ EE perspective, right-click the deployment dDescriptor 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.
  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.

What to do next

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


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