Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.1 2005Q2 Upgrade and Migration Guide

Migration of ejb-jar.xml

To migrate the file ejb-jar.xml to Sun Java System Application Server 8.1, perform the following steps:

ProcedureTo Migrate the EJB Deployment Descriptor

To migrate the EJB deployment descriptor file, ejb-jar.xml, edit the file and make the following changes.

  1. Convert all <cmp-fields> to lowercase.

  2. Insert the tag <abstract-schema-name> after the <reentrant> tag.

    The schema name will be the name of the bean as in the < ejb-name> tag, prefixed with “ias_”.

  3. Insert the following tags after the <primkey-field> tag:

    <security-identity>
       <use-caller-identity/>
    </security-identity>
  4. Use the SQL obtained above to construct the EJB QL from SQL.

  5. Insert the <query> tag and all its nested child tags with all the required information just after the <security-identity> tag.