This wizard creates a new containing an enterprise application client module. You open the wizard by opening the
New
Project wizard and selecting the Enterprise Application Client template from the Java EE
category.
In the Server and Settings page, you have to set the following properties:
Add to Enterprise Application. Lets you add the application client to any
open enterprise application project.
Server. Specifies the server to which the application client's enterprise application is deployed.
To register servers, choose Tools > Servers.
Java EE Version. Specifies the level of the Java EE specification that is
used for the application client.
If you set the Java EE version to 1.4, you should also set the source level to 1.4 in
the drop-down list that appears.
Source Level Recommendations. One of the following checkboxes will appear
if the Java EE Version is set to J2EE 1.4 and JDK 1.5 or JDK 1.6 is set as the default platform in the
Java Platform Manager.
The J2EE 1.4 and J2EE 1.3 specifications do not recommend JDK 1.5. Therefore, if you want
to create a portable application, select the appropriate checkbox:
Use JDK 1.4 and Set Source Level to 1.4. This checkbox appears if
JDK 1.4 is available in the
Java Platform Manager. Select this checkbox to set both your JDK level and your source level to 1.4.
Set Source Level to 1.4. This checkbox appears if JDK 1.4 is not available
in the Java Platform Manager. Select this checkbox so that at least your source level is set to 1.4.
Main Class. Specifies the package and name of the main class.
You should enter the fully qualified name of the class without the .java
extension (for example, com.me.MyClass).
When you click Finish, the project is created on your computer and opened in the
IDE. You can view its logical structure in the Projects window and its file structure
in the Files window.
If you are creating an application client with existing sources, you must click Next to specify existing sources and libraries.