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.