Enterprise Bean Wizard Introduction

The Enterprise Bean Wizard helps you create an enterprise bean, provide an EJB JAR, and generate a from the information that you enter into the first four screens of the wizard. It bundles the enterprise bean into the EJB JAR file and prepares it for deployment on the server according to the settings in the generated deployment descriptor.

Uses of Wizard Dialogs

In addition to the creation of new EJBs and JAR files, the Enterprise Bean Wizard offers additional screens for providing settings and configuration parameters for the created elements. These settings and parameters may also be conveniently provided by selecting a created file or component in the file view of the Deploytool and selecting the appropriate tab to access similar functionality in a tabbed pane.

Other EJB JAR and Component Functionality

Already created JARs and EJBs may be added to an application by using the JAR button in the second group of buttons on the tool bar of the primary screen of the DeployTool. Updating and deployment of the application are accomplished using the third set of buttons on the tool bar. Finally, the correctness of the components and files of the application may be checked before deployment by the verifier and clone inspector buttons on the tool bar.

Using Wizard Screens

At any point in the process the user may do any of the following:

Result From Wizard

The later screens of the Wizard offer the user the options to

After Finish has been clicked, the deployment descriptor may be reviewed at any time by selecting the enterprise bean or JAR file from the Deploytool tree and choosing Descriptor View from the Tools menu.


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