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Use

You can import a portal application, packaged in a PAR or EAR archive file, to SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio (NWDS), where you modify, package in an EAR file and deploy it.

Note

Only archives that include source files can be opened in NWDS.

Procedure

  1. From the File menu, select Import... .

  2. In the Import dialog, expand Start of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver Portal End of the navigation path.

    Choose PAR File or EAR File , as appropriate, and choose Next .

  3. Specify the following properties:

    • Archive File Name: The full path to the PAR/EAR file.

    • Project Name: The name for the project to create from the PAR/EAR file.

    • Project Root Folder: The root folder of the new project

  4. Choose Finish .

Note

You can also directly import the project source files by choosing Start of the navigation path General Next navigation step Existing Projects into Workspace End of the navigation path in the Import dialog.

Result

A non-DC portal application project is created, containing the files from the archive.