Enterprise Bean References

In the Enterprise Bean References dialog box, list any enterprise beans referenced by the code of your web component. The names of the enterprise beans that you enter here must match those listed in the Entry column of the Environment dialog box.

To enter a reference to an enterprise bean from the code of your web component, do the following:

  1. Click Add.
  2. Enter the in the Coded Name column. For example, if the JNDI lookup method refers to the enterprise bean as java:comp/env/ejb/OtherBean then enter ejb/OtherBean.
  3. Choose either the or type for the referenced enterprise bean from the Type column.
  4. Choose or (default) from the Interfaces drop-down menu to specify the type of interface to be used to access the bean.
  5. Enter the name of the enterprise bean's home interface class name in the Home Interface column.
  6. The matching local/remote interface is selected from the drop-down in the Local/Remote field. If there is more than one match, no interface should be chosen.
  7. You may Click on the folded paper icon in the rightmost column to enter a description of the enterprise bean.
  8. For each enterprise bean reference in the list, enter its JNDI name from the JNDI Name field drop-down box, or its Enterprise Bean Name from the Enterprise Bean Name drop-down box. If the Local option is selected in the Interfaces field, the JNDI Name Field will be disabled. If the Remote option has been selected, the Enterprise Bean Name field will be disabled. A client uses the JNDI name to locate the enterprise bean's home interface. You can leave the JNDI Name field blank now and fill it in after you have packaged your web component.

To delete a reference, select the row containing the reference and click Delete. A confirmation dialog will ask you if you really want to delete the reference.


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