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The SVN repository for the jar template has moved to svn+ssh://svn.mit.edu/es-common-services-framework/es-project-template/jar-template/trunk.
Please note that the dialog screen shots in Section 1-3, 1-5, 1-7 and 1-13 shows the old SVN location of the war-template.

OVERVIEW

This document contain the instruction on how to install and configure your project's WAR component using the war-template.  The screen shots are taken from the Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers - Version: Indigo Service Release 2 IDE.  If you are using a different version of Eclipse Java EE or a different variant of Eclipse, the screen shots may differ.  It is important to keep in mind that the following instructions should be viewed as to what has to be done rather than how to do it.

There are 3 sections to this document.  These sections are:

• Section 1:
  This section deals with creating a Maven war project using the war-template.  You should notice that in this section:
  1. Items 1 - 8 deal with checking out and disconnecting the war template from the SVN repository.
  2. Items 9 - 12 deal with cleanup, renaming the war template and converting the project to a Maven project..
  3. Items 13 - 20 deal with checking in the renamed project into a new SVN repository specifically for your project.
• Section 2:
  This section deals editing various project files and is very straight forward.
• Section 3:
  This section deals editing the project's pom.xml.
• Section 4:
  This section deals with changes that have been made to the WAR template that are not reflected in the documentation.

It should take you approximately 10 - 20 minutes to get your war component created and customized.

Section 1: Creating the project war component using the war-template

• This setup assumes that you have completed the Workstation configuration as found on the CSF Home - Getting Started tab.
  If you have not completed the Workstation configuration , please do so now .
  
  Please read the OVERVIEW before continuing.

1. Run Eclipse.  Go to File > New > Other....
   Scroll down to SVN and expand then select Project from SVN as shown in the following panel

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* From the *SCM URL:* dropdown, select *snv*.
* Uncheck *Checkout All Projects*.
* Copy and pasted the following URL into the *SCM URL:* input field.

{code}
svn+ssh://svn.mit.edu/es-projects/es-project-template/war-template/trunk
{code}

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Section 2: Customizing the project WAR

{color:red}Please read the [*OVERVIEW* | #overview] before continuing.{color}

1. Run Eclipse.  From the Project Explorer View, open the Maven WAR project that you want to customize.
   Your Project Explorer View should look similar to the following:

   indent
   2 2
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2. Expand your project, then expand src/main/resources.
   Your Project Explorer View should look similar to the following:

   indent
   2 2
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3. Open the applicationContext-projectName-config.xml for editing and change the following lines substituting your short project acronym for projectName.
   There are 6 occurances of projectNamethat have to be changed.

   Code Block
   <value>file:${user.dir}/projectName/projectName.properties</value> <value>file:${user.home}/projectName.properties</value> <value>file:${user.dir}/projectName/projectName.properties</value> <value>file:${user.home}/projectName.properties</value>

   When you have made all the changes, the lines you have changed should look similar to the following:

   Code Block
   <value>file:${user.dir}/att/att.properties</value> <value>file:${user.home}/att.properties</value> <value>file:${user.dir}/att/att.properties</value> <value>file:${user.home}/att.properties</value>

   In the above example, my short project acronym was att so I replaced projectName with att and ProjectName with Att.
   When you are satisifed with the changes, save and close the file.

4. Open the log4j.xml for editing and change the following lines substituting your short project acronym for projectName.
   
   

   • For Tomcat 7 implementations:
     There are 4 occurances of projectNamethat have to be changed.

     Code Block
     <param name="File" value="${logs.dir}/projectName/projectName.log" /> <param name="File" value="${logs.dir}/projectName/hbn-projectName.log" />

     When you have made all the changes, the lines you have changed should look similar to the following:

     Code Block
     <param name="File" value="${logs.dir}/att/att.log" /> <param name="File" value="${logs.dir}/att/hbn-att.log" />

     In the above example, my short project acronym was att so I replaced projectName with att and ProjectName with Att.

   • For OC4J implementations:
     Replace ${logs.dir}/projectName with log and the 2 remaining occurances of projectNamehave to be changed.

     Code Block
     <param name="File" value="${logs.dir}/projectName/projectName.log" /> <param name="File" value="${logs.dir}/projectName/hbn-projectName.log" />

     When you have made all the changes, the lines you have changed should look similar to the following:

     Code Block
     <param name="File" value="log/att.log" /> <param name="File" value="log/hbn-att.log" />

     In the above example, my short project acronym was att so I replaced projectName with att and ProjectName with Att.
     
     When you are satisifed with the changes, save and close the file.

5. Open the applicationContext-projectName.xml for editing and change the following lines substituting your short project acronym for projectName.
   There are 3 occurances of projectNamethat have to be changed.

   Code Block
   <import resource="classpath*:applicationContext-projectName-component-scan.xml" /> <import resource="classpath*:applicationContext-projectName-config.xml" /> <import resource="classpath*:applicationContext-projectName-security-spring.xml" />

   When you have made all the changes, the lines you have changed should look similar to the following:

   Code Block
   <import resource="classpath*:applicationContext-att-component-scan.xml" /> <import resource="classpath*:applicationContext-att-config.xml" /> <import resource="classpath*:applicationContext-att-security-spring.xml" />

   In the above example, my short project acronym was att so i replaced projectName with att.*

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Section 4: One final thing to do

There may have been changes made to the WAR template that are not reflected in the above documentation.
The final task that must be done is to search the entire project for any occurance of projectName.
Open any file that contain projectName for editing and change projectName to your short project acronym.

One final thing to do is now complete.