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: 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:

• The modules box on the

  Overview section of the deployment descriptor for the enterprise application.

To add a module to an enterprise application, complete the following steps:

1. In the Enterprise Explorer view of the Java EE 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 box on the

   Overview section, click

   Add | Module.

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

4. Click OK. 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 and click

Remove.

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