Tools and Utilities for WebLogic Server 8.1
This document lists and describes tools and utilities used in WebLogic Server developer activities.
Tools from third-party vendors that are listed here are mentioned in various places in WebLogic Server documentation. Their inclusion on this page or elsewhere in our documentation does not imply official endorsement by BEA for use with our products, and we make no representation as to their quality or effectiveness.
Development Tools
Weblogic Server Developer Tools
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Weblogic Tool
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Description
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WebLogic Builder
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A graphical tool for assembling a J2EE application, creating and editing its deployment descriptors, and deploying it to a server.
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Third-Party Tools for Developing WLS Applications
Deployment and XML Utilities
WebLogic Server Deployment Tools
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WebLogic Server Tool
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Description
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WebLogic Administration Console
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The System Administration Console is a Web browser-based graphical user interface for managing WebLogic Servers. Its management capabilities include configuration, stopping and starting servers, monitoring server performance, monitoring application performance, viewing server logs, and editing application deployment descriptors.
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WebLogic Builder
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A graphical tool for assembling a J2EE application, creating and editing its deployment descriptors, and deploying it to a server.
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EJBGen
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Uses Javadoc markup to generate EJB deployment descriptor files and the home, local and remote interfaces.
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weblogic.Deployer
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Command-line WebLogic Server deployment of J2EE applications.
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Third-Party Tools for Deploying WebLogic Server Applications
ant Tasks Used in WebLogic Server Deployment
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Tasl
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Description
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ddcreator
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Uses the standard ant include and exclude selection mechanisms to select a set of deployment descriptors and compiles them into a serialized EJB deployment descriptor.
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ejbc
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Examines EJB interfaces and bean classes and serialised deployment descriptors, and generates the support classes needed to deploy the bean in a WebLogic Server EJB container.
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ejbjar Weblogic element
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Finds deployment descriptors, parses them to determine the necessary class files which implement the bean, and assembles them along with the deployment descriptors into a well formed EJB .jar file.
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toplink
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Handles beans that use Toplink for CMP operations. It
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wljsp
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Precompiles JSPs using weblogic's jsp compiler (weblogic.jspc).
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wsgen
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Uses information in the build.xml file to assemble Web services into Enterprise Application archive (.ear) files.
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DDinit
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Examines the contents of a staging directory and builds the standard J2EE and WebLogic-specific deployment descriptors based on the servlet classes and EJB classes.
WebLogic Server includes the following utilities:
weblogic.ant.taskdefs.ejb.DDInit
Creates the deployment descriptors for Enterprise JavaBeans 1.1.
weblogic.ant.taskdefs.ejb20.DDInit
Creates the deployment descriptors for Enterprise JavaBeans 2.0.
weblogic.ant.taskdefs.war.DDInit
Creates the deployment descriptors for Web applications.
weblogic.ant.taskdefs.ear.DDInit
Creates the deployment descriptors for Enterprise Applications.
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dtd element
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Specifies the location of DTDs to be used when parsing the EJB deployment descriptor.
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WebLogic Server Administration Utilities
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Tool
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Description
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AppletArchiver
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Runs an applet in a separate frame, keeps a record of all the downloaded classes and resources used by the applet, and packages them into either a .jar file or a .cab file.
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wlrun
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Starts a WebLogic server.
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wlstop
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Stops a WebLogic server.
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getProperty
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Gives you details about your Java setup and your system.
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showLicenses
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Displays license information about BEA products installed on your computer.
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system
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Displays information about your computer's operating environment, including the manufacturer and version of your JDK, your CLASSPATH, and details about your operating system.
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logToZip
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Searches an HTTP server log file in common log format, finds the Java classes loaded into it by the server, and creates an uncompressed .zip file that contains those Java classes.
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MulticastTest
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Sends out multicast packets and returns information about how effectively multicast is working on your network.
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myip
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Returns the IP address of the host.
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verboseToZip
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Takes the standard output from a Java application run in verbose mode, finds the Java classes referenced, and creates an uncompressed .zip file that contains the Java classes.
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version
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Displays version information about your installed WebLogic servers via stdout.
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writeLicense
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Writes information about all your WebLogic licenses in a file called writeLicense.txt in the current directory.
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Databases and Database Utilities
WebLogic Server Database Utilities
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Tools
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Description
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java.utils.Schema
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Generates new JDBC stores, deleting the existing versions.
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java.utils.dbping
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Verifies that WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server can connect to your SQL server.
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t3dbping
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Tests a WebLogic JDBC connection to a DBMS via any two-tier JDBC driver.
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Tools
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Description
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Pointbase
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Java database application used in WebLogic Server examples.
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Third-Party Database Application
Caching Tool
Security Tools and Utilities
WebLogic Server Security Utilities
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Tool
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Description
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der2pem
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Converts an X509 certificate from DER format to PEM format.
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pem2der
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Converts an X509 certificate from PEM format to DER format.
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Tool
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Description
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CodeSigning Digital ID
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Digitally sign software and macros for secure delivery over the Internet.
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RSA KEON
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Public key infrastructure for e-business.
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RSA BSAFE
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Software development kits with encryption technology.
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Third-Party Security Tools
Optimizing Tools
Packaging Tools
Interoperability Tool
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Tool
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Description
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WebLogic Tuxedo Connector
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Provides interoperability between WebLogic Server applications and Tuxedo services.
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Migration Tools for WebLogic Server
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Tool
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Description
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WebLogic Administration Console
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The System Administration Console is a Web browser-based graphical user interface for managing WebLogic Servers.
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Monitoring Tools
WebLogic Server Monitoring Tools
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Tool
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Description
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WebLogic Administration Console
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The System Administration Console is a Web browser-based graphical user interface for managing WebLogic Servers.
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Third-Party Monitoring Tools
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Tool
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Description
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Empirix FarSight
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Web Application monitoring.
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SQL Monitor
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WebLogic-specific SQL query monitoring.
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P6Spy
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Open-source SQL query monitoring.
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Introscope
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Performance management for applications running on Java Application Servers, from Wily Technology.
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Testing Tools
IDE Export/Import Tools
Modeling Tools
Editing Tools
WebLogic Editor
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Tool
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Description
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BEA XML Editor
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XML editor capable of validating XML code according to a specified DTD or XML Schema.
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WebLogic Builder
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A graphical tool for assembling a J2EE application, creating and editing its deployment descriptors, and deploying it to a server.
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Third-Party Editors
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Tool
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Description
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Stylus Studio
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XML development environment.
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Emacs
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The extraordinarily powerful text editor.
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Java Development Environment for Emacs
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Software package that interfaces Emacs to command-line Java development tools.
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TextPad
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Editor for plain text files.
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Enscript
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Converts ASCII files to PostScript and stores generated output to a file or sends it directly to the printer.
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XMLSpy
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XML Schema-driven document and content editing.
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Web Services Tools
WebLogic Web Services Tools
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Tool
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Description
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WebLogic Workshop
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GUI-based approach to developing distributed, interconnected, and loosely coupled enterprise-class Web Services, for the corporate developer.
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Third-Party Web Services Tools
J2EE Scheduling Tools
This table shows third-party tools for scheduling actions in your J2EE application.
