Introducing Sun ONE Studio 4, Enterprise Edition
for Java
Sun ONE Studio 4, Enterprise Edition for Java is an integrated development
environment (IDE) for Java technology developers. Based on the modular, open
source NetBeans[tm] Tools Platform, the Sun ONE Studio IDE is ideal for building
and deploying Web services across multiple hardware and software platforms.
This modular, extensible IDE enables fast adoption of new technologies from
Sun, Sun's partners, and the community.
In addition to the J2EE[tm] web application, XML and other development
features offered in Sun
ONE Studio 4, Community Edition, the Sun ONE Studio 4, Enterprise Edition
for Java product offers the following features and benefits:
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Studio Feature
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Benefit to Developers
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Enterprise JavaBeans[tm] (EJB[tm]) 2.0 Workshop
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Rapid development of Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
1.3 Enterprise Applications.
Create, extend, and test EJB components such as message-driven,
session, BMP entity, and CMP entity beans. Work can be done in a logical bean
view that allows you to focus on business methods while Sun ONE Studio handles
the plumbing.
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Assemble applications from EJBs and package applications for
deployment
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Rapid deployment of enterprise applications while minimizing
errors.
Create, develop, and deploy J2EE applications and export J2EE
standard EAR files. The assembly module provides:
- Automatic generation of EJB jar and EAR files
- Property sheets for editing deployment descriptors
- Automatic recognition of standard EJB jar files
- Wizard-driven EJB module and J2EE application assembly
- Resolve/Link EJB references
- Resolve application level security roles
- Override or propagate EJB deployment descriptor information
- Explorer view of application
- Create and develop EJB modules and export EJB .jar file.
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Application server integration for deployment
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Shorter iterative development cycles through integrated tools.
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For more product information, see the Sun ONE Studio
4 page on the Sun Microsystems web site.
Sun ONE Studio 4 Integration with Sun ONE Application Server 7
When using Sun ONE Studio 4, Enterprise Edition for Java with Sun ONE
Application Server 7, enterprise developers benefit from many features that
combine to give seamless integration between the IDE and the application server.
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Studio Feature
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Sun ONE Application Server Extension
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CMP Mapping
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Developers can browse database tables, select related tables
and automatically generate Container Managed Persistence (CMP) EJBs.
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Server Runtime Control
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Developers can easily register both local and remote application
servers and start and stop application server instances.
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Resource Configuration
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Before deploying applications, developers can register J2EE resources
in any of the registered application servers. JDBC[tm] resources and connection
pools, JMS resources, and a variety of other resources can be configured
from within the IDE.
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Application Deployment
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Developers can select from the list of registered application
servers and leverage the dynamic ("hot") deployment and redeployment features
supported in Sun ONE Application Server 7.
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Debugging and Log Viewing
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Debugging against deployed applications on both local and remote
application server instances is simple. No manual configuration of the application
servers is necessary.
While debugging applications, developers can also view the server
event log files from within the IDE.
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Proceed to Setting Up Your Development
Environment to either install the Sun ONE Studio 4 IDE or to configure
an existing installation of the IDE to work the application server.
The IDE plug-in also supports deployment of applications to the new version
of Sun's Application Server called the Sun Java System Application Server.
For information on using the IDE plug-in with Sun Java System Application
Server 7 2004Q2, see Using IDE
Plug-in with Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2.
