Assembling Application Client Modules
Before you begin
If you want to use existing J2EE 1.2 Web modules in your J2EE 1.3
application, migrate them to J2EE 1.3 first.
Note: This task only applies to
J2EE application clients.
Assemble a client module to contain application client code. (Group
enterprise beans, Web components, and resource adapter code in separate modules).
Steps for this task
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Starting the Application Assembly Tool (AAT).
- From the New tab, select Application Client. Click OK.
The navigation tree now displays various sets of properties for configuring
the new application client.
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(Optional)
Use the property dialog shown in the AAT
workspace to change the default file name and location.
- It is recommended that you change the display name so that it
differs from the file name.
- If you like, change the temporary location of the application
client from the default location, install_root/bin.
- Enter the main class filename and location.
- Click Browse to locate the class file.
- Select the archive containing the class files, and click Select.
- Select the files you need from the archive, and click OK.
- Define the assembly properties for the application client.
- Right-click the assembly property in the navigation pane.
- Select New in the right-click menu.
- Enter values in the property dialog box.
- Click OK.
- Add files for the application client.
- Right-click Files in the navigation pane.
- Select Add Files from the right-click menu.
- Locate the directory where the files are located and click Select.
- Select the files to add and click Add.
- In the Selected files window, click OK.
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Saving applications after assembly