You can use the Update asset wizard to update classes, composites, wsdl, xsd, and
definitions.xml files in an asset.
Before you begin
Import one or more assets. The file name of each deployable object in the imported assets is
shown on the list of assets on the administrative console Assets page.
About this task
You can update all or part of the contents of assets that are in the product management domain.
Complete the steps in the Procedure to update an asset using the administrative console Update asset
wizard. Alternatively, you can update assets using programming or the wsadmin tool.
Procedure
- Go to the Update asset wizard.
- Click to access the Assets page.
- Select the check box next to the asset that you want to update.
- Click Update.
- On the Update asset page, specify whether you want replace an entire asset or update its
contents and, as needed, the replacement file or module.
- Select an update option.
You can update asset contents by adding, deleting, or updating a single file or module in the
asset, or by merging multiple files or modules. Update options include the following:
- Replace entire asset
- Replace specific asset contents
- Add module or file to asset
- Remove file or module from asset
- Merge asset contents
The online help for the Update
asset page describes the options.
- If you are updating specific asset contents or removing a file or module, specify the path
beginning with the asset archive file.
For Specify the path beginning with the asset archive file, specify a
relative path to the file that starts from the root of the asset file. For example, if the file is
located at com/company/greeting.class in module hello.jar,
specify a relative path of hello.jar/com/company/greeting.class.
- If you are updating the entire asset, updating an asset file or module, or merging asset
contents, specify the full path name of the new file or module.
- Click Next.
- On the Select options for updating an asset page, specify asset settings and click
Next.
The online help for the Select options for importing an asset page describes the settings.
- On the Summary page, click Finish.
Results
If you update an asset packaged as a library JAR file that is not a Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition
(Java EE) archive, then the product automatically distributes the updated asset to all of the
composition units that use the asset.
However, if you update a Java EE asset, then the product does not automatically distribute the
updated Java EE archive to composition units created from that asset, which are Java EE
applications. You must select every Java EE application created from that asset and use the
Update button to update the Java EE application individually by specifying
the update contents.
What to do next
Create a business-level application and add the asset to the business-level application.