Assembling EJB modules

An enterprise bean is a Java™ component that can be combined with other resources to create Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) applications. This topic describes assembling Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) modules based on the EJB specifications.

Before you begin

This topic assumes that you have created and unit tested an enterprise bean file that you want to assemble in an enterprise application and deploy onto an application server.

About this task

Assemble an 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 stand-alone application or combine it with other modules into an enterprise application.

Use an assembly tool to assemble an EJB module in any of the following ways:

  • Import an existing EJB module (EJB JAR file).
  • Create a new EJB module.
  • Copy code artifacts, such as entity beans, from one EJB module into a new EJB module.

For information on assembling EJB modules, refer to the documentation for your assembly tool. The Rational® Application Developer product provides supported assembly tools.

Procedure

  • Assemble an EJB 2.x module. See the topic Assembling EJB 2.x modules.
  • Assemble an EJB 3.x module. See the topic Assembling EJB 3.x modules.

What to do next

After you finish assembling your EJB module, you are ready to deploy your module.