This
task is optional in setting up your J2EE runtime environment. The
advantage to doing this task is that you will save space. If you place
multiple
J2EE modules into a single EAR project, eliminate the duplicate JAR
files
as follows:
- Move a copy of each duplicate JAR file to the
top level of the EAR project.
- Delete the duplicate JAR files
from the J2EE modules.
- Make the JAR files accessible to all
modules in the EAR by doing as follows:
- Right-click on the
EAR project in the Project Explorer.
- Select J2EE
Module Dependencies from the context
menu.
- Click Add JARs and select the
JAR files. Click OK to
finish.
- Ensure
that the build path for each of the affected J2EE modules points
to the JAR files in the EAR; specifically, follow these steps for
each of those
J2EE modules:
- Right-click on the module in the Project Explorer.
- Select J2EE Module Dependencies.
- When
the Module Dependencies dialog is displayed, select the JAR files
to access from the top level of the EAR, then click OK.