Adding the application.xml to Enterprise Application Projects 

Use

In Java EE 5, the availability of the application.xml deployment descriptor in the Enterprise application archive is optional. If the application.xml is missing, the system will scan the archive for available modules there.

By default, the Developer Studio does not generate this deployment descriptor in Enterprise Application Projects. There are options to add it if you want.

Procedure

There are two ways to add the application.xml to Enterprise Application Projects:

●      During the project creation

Select the Generate Deployment Descriptor option at the new project wizard.

●      At any time later

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                            a.      Open the Enterprise Application Project in the Project Explorer.

                            b.      Choose the Deployment Descriptor: <project name> node.

                            c.      In the context menu, choose Create application.xml.