Use Export PAR File of the PAR IDE

The deployment unit of the configuration is called the Config Archive. It groups the configuration classes (meta data) in a Config Meta Archive.

The export PAR functionality of the PAR IDE, enables the Meta Config Archive and the Config Archive to be built transparently. The Config Archive will be copied to the <root project>/dist/PORTAL-INF/config folder. As a result, it will be packaged automatically in the PAR file and it will be deployed when the PAR is uploaded by the PAR IDE.

In order to build the Config Archive (and its Config Meta Archive) properly, the portal application needs to provide information in a specific file called configArchive.properties, located at the root of the configuration folder.