Step 1: Create a JSF Enabled Web Project

In this step you will set up a JSF-enabled web project. The

The tasks in this step are:

• To Create a New Workspace
• To Create a New EAR Project and a New Web Project
• To Import Files into the Web Project
• To Add a WebLogic Server

To Create a New Workspace

If you haven't started Workshop for WebLogic yet, use these steps to do so.

... on Microsoft Windows

If you are using a Windows operating system, follow these instructions.

• From the Start menu, click All Products > BEA Products > Workshop for WebLogic Platform 9.2

...on Linux

If you are using a Linux operating system, follow these instructions.

• Run BEA_HOME/workshop92/workshop4WP/workshop4WP.sh

1. In the Workspace Launcher dialog, click the Browse button.
2. In the Select Workspace Directory dialog, navigate to a directory of your choice and click Make New Folder.
3. Name the new folder JSFTutorial, press the Enter key and click OK.
4. In the Workspace Launcher dialog, click OK.

To Create a New Web Project and a New EAR Project

1. From the File menu, select New > Project.
2. In the New Project dialog select the node Web> Dynamic Web Project.
   Click Next.
3. In the Project Name field, enter JSFWeb.
   Place a checkmark next to Add project to an EAR.
   Confirm that the field EAR Project Name shows the value: JSFWebEAR.
   Click Next.

   

4. Place a check mark next to the facet JSF (circled in red in the image below).
   Click Finish.
   

   

To Import Files into the Web Project

In this step you will import control files into your web project, control files that provide access to customer data.

1. On the Package Explorer tab, open the JSFWeb folder.
2. Open Windows Explorer (or your operating system's equivalent) and navigate to the directory BEA_HOME/workshop92/workshop4WP/eclipse/plugins/com.bea.wlw.samples_9.2.1/tutorials/resources/jsf/
3. Drag the folders businessObjects and controls (located at BEA_HOME/workshop92/workshop4WP/eclipse/plugins/com.bea.wlw.samples_9.2.1/tutorials/resources/jsf/) into the Package Explorer tab directly onto the folder JSFWeb/src.
4. Confirm that the following directory and file structure exists before proceeding.
   
   

To Add a WebLogic Server

In this step you will point to a server where you can deploy your application.

Note: If you have executed the JSF tutorial before, it is recommended that you either (1) remove previous JSF tutorial code from your server or (2) create a new server domain.

1. Confirm that you are in the Workshop perspective (Window > Show Perspective > Workshop).
2. Click the Servers tab.
3. Right-click anywhere within the Servers tab, and select New > Server.
4. In the New Server dialog, select BEA Systems Inc.> BEA WebLogic v9.2 Server. Click Next.
5. In the Domain home field, use the pulldown to set the domain to BEA_HOME/weblogic92/samples/domains/workshop. (Note: if you are using a newly created server domain for the JSF tutorial, then use the Browse button to navigate to that new server domain, e.g., BEA_HOME/user_projects/domains/base_domain.)
   Click Next.
6. In the Available projects column, select JSFWebEAR. Click the Add button to move the select project to the Configured projects column.
7. Click Finish.
   
   A new server is added to the Servers tab.

You can use the Servers tab to manage your servers and project deployments as you develop you applications.

To deploy or undeploy a project from a server, right-click the server and select Add and Remove Projects.

For more properties, double-click a server.

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