An enterprise bean is a Java component that can be combined with
other resources to create Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications.
This topic describes assembling EJB modules based on the EJB specifications.
Before you begin
This topic assumes that you have created and unit tested an
enterprise bean (EJB file) that
you want to assemble in an
enterprise
application and deploy onto an application server.
About this task
Assemble an Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) module to contain enterprise
beans and related code artifacts. Group Web components, client code, and resource
adapter code in separate modules. After assembling an EJB module, you can
install it as a standalone application or combine it with other modules into
an enterprise application.
Use an assembly
tool to assemble an EJB module in any of the following ways:
- Import an existing EJB module (EJB JAR file).
- Create a new EJB module.
- Copy code artifacts (such as entity beans) from one EJB module into a
new EJB module.
For information on assembling EJB modules, refer to the online documentation
or the information center for your assembly tool. This topic points you to
Application Server Toolkit documentation. The Application Server Toolkit information
center accompanies this WebSphere Application Server information
center.
Procedure
Results
An EJB module is migrated or created, reflecting the J2EE folder structure
that specifies the location of enterprise bean content files, class files,
class paths, the deployment descriptor, and supporting metadata. Files for
the EJB module are shown in the Project Explorer view under Enterprise
Applications and EJB Projects.
What to do next
After you finish assembling your EJB module, you are ready to
deploy your module.
You
can generate EJB deployment code and deploy the module to a target server
in one step. In the Project Explorer view, right-click on the EJB project
and click Deploy.