Application Client Wizard Introduction

The Application Client Wizard helps you create an application client, provide a JAR, and generate a from the information that you enter in the Wizard. It bundles the application client into a JAR file, and prepares it for deployment on the server based on the settings in the generated deployment descriptor.

Uses of Wizard Dialogs

In addition to the creation of new application clients and JAR files, the Application Client Wizard offers additional screens for providing settings and configuration parameters for the created elements. These settings and parameters can be conveniently provided by selecting a created file or component in the file view of the Deployment Tool and selecting the appropriate tab to access similar functionality in a tabbed pane.

Other Application Client JAR and Component Functionality

Already created JARs and Application Clients can be added to an application by using the Application Client JAR icon in the second group of icons on the tool bar of the primary screen of the Deployment Tool. Updating and deployment of the application are accomplished using the third set of icons on the tool bar. Finally, check the correctness of the components and files of the application using the verifier tool from the Tools menu.

Using Wizard Screens

At any point in the process you can do any of the following:

Result From Wizard

The later screens of the Wizard offer the user the options to do the following: After Finish has been clicked, the deployment descriptor can be reviewed at any time by selecting the application client or JAR file from the Deployment Tool tree and choosing Descriptor View from the Tools menu.

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