Importing an enterprise archive (EAR) file migrates the EAR file to the assembly tool and defines a new enterprise application project using the tool.
Before you begin
This article assumes that you have an existing enterprise application that you want to work on in an assembly tool such as Application Server Toolkit (AST), Rational Web Developer or Rational Application Developer and that you want to deploy onto an application server.This article also assumes that you have started the assembly tool and have configured the assembly tool for work on Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) modules.
Why and when to perform this task
You can import an EAR file and define a new enterprise application project using an assembly tool.Steps for this task
Alternatively, you can right-click Enterprise Applications in a view such as the Project Explorer view and click Import > EAR file. Or, on Windows platforms, you can drag the EAR file and drop it on a view.
Result
Files for the enterprise application are shown in the Project Explorer view under Enterprise Application.What to do next
Update the enterprise application as needed and deploy it to an application server.Related tasks
Assembling applications