3 Tools Support

WebLogic SCA is supported by the following tools:

Standalone WebLogic Server

In addition to all the other WebLogic Server features for developing, deploying, managing, and monitoring applications—including the WebLogic SCA Runtime—the WebLogic Server Administration Console provides runtime monitoring features for WebLogic Spring SCA applications. See Chapter 10, "Viewing WebLogic SCA Application Configurations."

Oracle SOA Suite

WebLogic Spring SCA applications can be used as components in SCA assembled as components of SCA composites in Oracle SOA. See Oracle Fusion Middleware Developer's Guide for Oracle SOA Suite.

Oracle JDeveloper

You can use Oracle JDeveloper to do the following:

  • Create Spring SCA context files using the sca:service, sca:reference, and binding elements

  • Define and generate WebLogic SCA service definitions

  • Add WebLogic SCA support to existing project types

  • Configure the project classpath and the weblogic.xml configuration file to have access to the WebLogic SCA shared library

  • Bundle WebLogic Spring SCA applications as part of any J2EE deployment unit, including EAR and WAR archives

For more information about Oracle JDeveloper, see http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/jdev.html and also see the online documentation included in JDeveloper.

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse (OEPE)

You can use Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse to do the following:

  • Deploy the WebLogic SCA Runtime as a WebLogic Server shared library

  • Create Spring SCA context files using the sca:service, sca:reference, and binding elements

  • Define and generate WebLogic SCA service definitions

  • Add WebLogic SCA support to existing project types

  • Configure the project classpath and the weblogic.xml configuration file to have access to the WebLogic SCA shared library

  • Bundle WebLogic Spring SCA applications as part of any J2EE deployment unit, including EAR and WAR archives

For more information about WebLogic SCA support in Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse, see "Oracle WebLogic Server Support: Configuring a Project to Use WebLogic SCA" at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E15315_02/help/oracle.eclipse.tools.weblogic.doc/html/sca.html.