3 Implementing Session Beans

After you have installed Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE (OC4J) and configured the base server and default Web site, you can start developing J2EE applications. This chapter assumes that you have a working familiarity with simple J2EE concepts and a basic understanding for EJB development.

The following subjects describe how to develop and deploy EJB applications with OC4J:

• Developing Session Beans—Developing and testing an EJB module within the standard J2EE specification.

• Prepare the EJB Application for Assembly—Before deploying, you must modify an XML file that acts as a manifest file for the enterprise application.

• Deploy the Enterprise Application to OC4J—Archive the enterprise Java application into an Enterprise ARchive (EAR) file and deploy it to OC4J.

• When Does Stateful Session Bean Passivation Occur?

• Using Timers With Your Stateless Session Bean

This chapter demonstrates how to develop a stateless session bean. You can download the stateless session bean example from the OC4J sample code page at on the OTN Web site.