This page provides a starting point for finding information about enterprise beans.
Based on the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) specification, enterprise beans are Java components that typically implement the business logic of Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications as well as access data.
One of two enterprise bean development scenarios is typically used with the product. The first is command-line using Ant, Make, Maven or similar tools. The second is an IDE-based development and build environment. The steps in this article focus on development without an IDE.
An enterprise bean is a Java component that can be combined with other resources to create Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) applications. This topic describes assembling Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) modules based on the EJB specifications.
When you deploy an Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) module, you install that module on a server that has been configured to support deployed modules.