An enterprise bean is a Java component that can be combined with other resources to create Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications.
Before you begin
This article assumes that you have created and unit tested an enterprise bean (EJB file) that you want to assemble in an enterprise application and deploy onto an application server.Why and when to perform this task
Assemble an Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) module to contain enterprise beans and related code artifacts. Group Web components, client code, and resource adapter code in separate modules. After assembling an EJB module, you can install it as a standalone application or combine it with other modules into an enterprise application.Use an assembly tool such as the Application Server Toolkit (AST), Rational Web Developer or Rational Application Developer to assemble an EJB module in any of the following ways:
Steps for this task
Result
An EJB module is migrated or created, reflecting the J2EE folder structure that specifies the location of enterprise bean content files, class files, class paths, the deployment descriptor, and supporting metadata. Files for the EJB module are shown in the Project Explorer view under Enterprise Applications and EJB Projects.What to do next
After you finish assembling your EJB module, you are ready to deploy your module.You can generate EJB deployment code and deploy the module to a target server in one step. In the Project Explorer view, right-click on the EJB project and click Deploy.