An EJB module is used to assemble one or more enterprise beans into a single deployable unit. An EJB module is stored in a standard Java archive (JAR) file.
An EJB module contains the following:
You can deploy an EJB module as a stand alone application, or combine it with other EJB modules or with Web modules to create a J2EE application. An EJB module is installed and run in an enterprise bean container.
For more information about EJB modules, see "Resources for learning."
Related concepts
Enterprise beans
Related tasks
Task overview: Using enterprise beans in applications
Related reference
Enterprise beans: Resources for learning