Java EE Application Clients Tasks: Quick Reference

This topic describes common tasks you can perform with Java EE application clients. For more detailed information, click the links in the right column.

To perform this task Follow these steps
Create an application client.
  1. Choose File > New Project (Ctrl-Shift-N).
  2. Select the right template from the Enterprise category. 
Build an application client.
  • Right-click the application client project and choose Build Project.
Verify an application client.
Run an application client.
  1. Set the application client as the enterprise application's client. Right-click the enterprise application project and choose Properties. Then click Run in the left panel of the dialog box and select the application client in the Client Module URI drop-down.
  2. Deploy the enterprise application by right-clicking its project and choosing Run Project.
  3. Start the application server.
  4. Right-click the application client project and choose Run Project.
Generate a reference to an enterprise bean.
  1. Open any Java class file in the application client project.
  2. Right-click anywhere inside the class file and choose Enterprise Resources > Call Enterprise Bean.
Add an application client module to an enterprise application.
  • Right-click the enterprise application project's node and choose Add J2EE Module.
Edit an application client's deployment descriptors.
  1. Expand the Configuration Files node for the application client project.
  2. Double-click the deployment descriptor.

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