Common IDE Tasks

Workshop (Workshop) is a full-featured IDE for enterprise application development (SOA, J2EE, web applications). Workshop is based on the Eclipse framework.

Topics Included in This Section

Tutorial: Getting Started with Workshop

Introductory tutorial that takes you through the basics of the IDE: navigation, features, help, as well as the process of creating and testing a "Hello, world!" application.

Applications, Projects, and Facets

Topics describing how to assemble enterprise applications from projects (modules) and facets.

Building Applications

Topics describing how to build your applications before deployment.

Running and Debugging Applications

Topics describing how to run and debug applications on different servers.

Using AppXRay

Topics describing how to use AppXRay to analyze applications.

Installing Workshop

Topics on installing Workshop

Setting up Logging

Discussion of WebLogic Server message logging.

Working with Source Control

Description of how to check workspaces and projects into source control.

Exporting Archives

Description of how to export projects as EARs, WARs, or JARs.

Using Help in a Standalone Mode

Issues with launching Workshop after installing it as a plugin .

Troubleshooting

Techniques for resolving errors.

Tips and Tricks

Discussion of shortcuts and techniques to improve your productivity when using Workshop.

General IDE Dialogs

Describes project-related dialogs.