Editing Enterprise Application Projects in the Diagram View 

Use

The Diagram view provides a visual representation of the project’s application.xml file. You can add or remove modules and security roles here. For more editing possibilities, see Editors for Deployment Descriptors.

Prerequisites

The Enterprise Application project exists. See Creating Enterprise Application Projects and Creating Enterprise Application DC Projects.

Procedure

In the J2EE Explorer or J2EE DC Explorer, select the Enterprise Application project and choose Open Enterprise Application Diagram from the context menu.

The Diagram view displays any Web Module and EJB Module projects that are already referenced.

Referencing Another Project

       1.      Click on an empty part of the pane and choose New  ® Module from the context menu.

       2.      Select the modules that you want to add.

       3.      Choose OK.

Adding a Security Role

       1.      Click on an empty part of the pane and choose New  ® Security Role from the context menu.

       2.      Enter a name for the new security role.

       3.      Choose Enter.

Deleting and Object

       1.      Select the object.

       2.      Choose Delete from the context menu.

       3.      In the confirmation dialog, choose OK.

Navigating to an Object in the J2EE View

       1.      In the Diagram view, select the object

       2.      Choose Select in J2EE View.