Resource References

In the Resource References dialog box, declare that your enterprise bean references in its code.

Adding Resource Factories

To add a resource factory declaration do the following:

  1. Click Add to declare a resource factory.
  2. Enter the in the Coded Name column. For example, if the JNDI lookup of a DataSource resource is java:comp/env/jdbc/TheDataSource, enter jdbc/TheDataSource.
  3. Select the from the drop-down menu in the Type column.
  4. Select either Application or Container from the drop-down menu in the Authentication column to indicate whether you want the authentication of resource users to be managed by the enterprise bean or the container.
  5. Deselect the checkbox in the Sharable column if the connections obtained through the resource factory reference cannot be shared. The default value is Shareable.
  6. Click the folded paper icon in the rightmost column to enter a description of the resource.
  7. For each resource reference in the list, enter the JNDI name of the resource factory into the JNDI Name field. You may also type a JNDI Name into this field. The JNDI name is used by the client to locate the resource at runtime.

Deleting Resource Factories

To delete a reference, select the row containing the reference and click Delete. A confirmation dialog will ask you if you really want to delete the reference.



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