Enterprise Application (EAR) Component Type

A component of this type models an enterprise application. The component can contain either an enterprise application archive (EAR) or the expanded version of an EAR as a package.

Browsing for an Enterprise Application

You can use one of the following browsers to select your enterprise application for this component type:

• An admin server browser from which you can select one of the installed applications and its relevant settings. The admin server browser provides an alphabetical list of enterprise applications on the admin server. You can choose one enterprise application for a component.

• A file system browser from which you can select the EAR file to create a component that does not include settings. The file system browser provides a list of files and directories from which you can choose. You can choose to see only those files or type *.ear in the browser.

Installing an Enterprise Application

To install an enterprise application component, you must use a WebLogic server or cluster as the target host. The installation process performs three main tasks:

1. Install the EAR file on that target.

2. Register the EAR with the WebLogic admin server.

3. Apply any properties previously captured during domain browse.

Uninstalling an Enterprise Application

When you uninstall an enterprise application component, the enterprise application is untargeted from the target. If the enterprise application is not targeted elsewhere, the registration component is removed from the admin sever.

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