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 node and choose Build.
Verify an application client.
  • Right-click the application client project node and choose Verify.
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 drop-down list.
  2. Start the application server.
  3. Deploy the enterprise application by right-clicking its project node and choosing Undeploy and Deploy.
  4. Right-click the application client project node and choose Run.
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.
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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