Build a J2EE Application

The Application Deployment Tool enables you to build and deploy J2EE applications. You perform these tasks by selecting items from the menu toolbar.

As you build an application, you can view its components in the tree and inspector panes.

The Menu Bar

Use the File menu to: Use the Edit menu to: Use the Server Menu to: Use the Tools Menu to: Use the Help Menu to:

The Tree View

In the panel labelled "Local Application", a tree structure representing your enterprise applications and their components is displayed. As you create enterprise applications and components, they automatically appear in the tree.

The Inspector Panes

When you select an enterprise application or component in the tree, it's inspector panes are displayed in the panel labelled "Inspecting:". The inspector panes allow you to edit some of the settings of the enterprise application or component that you selected in the tree. To view online help for an inspector pane, select the pane and press the F1 key.

Servers Panel

The Servers panel displays the J2EE servers that are running. If a server appears in this list, you can deploy your enterprise application onto it.

To check if any enterprise applications are deployed on a particular server, select the server from the list. Any enterprise applications deployed on the server will be displayed in the Server Applications panel.

Server Applications Panel

The Server Applications panel lists all of the enterprise applications that are deployed on the server selected in the Servers panel.

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