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2.1 Introduction
2.2 Install and configure JCodeBox
2.3 Configure your JDBC driver(s)
2.4 Add a connection to your database
2.5 Open the Define Application dialog
2.6 Complete the Enterprise Application settings
2.7 Define some entities for your application
2.8 Define some Business Objects (e.g. EJBs) for your application
2.9 Define some view sets for your application
2.10 Generate, build and deploy your application
2.11 That's it!
2.1 Introduction	To top of page
This tutorial demonstrates how easy it is to build and deploy a J2EE Application using JCodeBox. In just 9 steps it show you how to create a fully functional, deployed J2EE application in minutes
2.2 Install and configure JCodeBox	To top of page
Remember to configure JCodeBox system options such as the default DataSource JNDI name. For further details on configuring system options please see the Configuring JCodeBox tutorial.
2.3 Configure your JDBC driver(s)	To top of page
In the main JCodeBox window, right mouse click on the Database Drivers node and select Add Driver... Complete the Add Driver dialog Restart JCodeBox Once you have configured your JDBC driver(s) you can create connections to your databases. For further details on configuring JDBC drivers and creating connections please see the Configuring JDBC drivers tutorial.
2.4 Add a connection to your database	To top of page
In the main JCodeBox window, right mouse click on the Database Driver you created in the previous step and select Add Connection... Complete the Add Connection dialog Double click on the connection to list the catalogs/schemas available in the database.
2.5 Open the Define Application dialog	To top of page
Right mouse click on the catalog/schema you would like to use and select Generate Application->J2EE Enterprise Application 1.3 Note If you decide not to configure database support in JCodeBox at this time, you can still build and deploy J2EE Applications by selecting Generate->J2EE Enterprise Application from the main menu
2.6 Complete the Enterprise Application settings	To top of page
Enter the application name (defaults to the name you entered in the system options dialog) Enter the base package name (defaults to the name you entered in the system options dialog) Enter the target output directory (defaults to the directory you entered in the system options dialog) Enter a datasource JNDI name (Important this will be inherited by all subsequently created entity beans - defaults to the name you entered in the system options dialog) Select your target application server Select your target database Note Make sure you have previously configured the datasource JNDI name in your target application server.
2.7 Define some entities for your application	To top of page
If you are defining an application from a database schema/catalog: Right mouse click on the EIS Tier and choose Add Multiple Database Entities ... Double click on the TABLES node Select one or more tables and click OK (make sure all selected tables have primary keys defined in the database) Click OK If you are defining an application with entities defined in the JCodeBox GUI: Right mouse click on the EIS Tier and choose Add Manual Entity ... Define the name, primary key fields and Data fields for your entity Click OK Define as many entities as your application requires.
2.8 Define some Business Objects (e.g. EJBs) for your application	To top of page
To define an entity EJB: Right mouse click on the Business Tier and choose Add Multiple BMP/CMP EJBs Select the entities (configured in the previous step) these EJB will be based on Click OK To define a session EJB: Right mouse click on the Business Tier and choose Add Stateless/Stateful Session EJB/Facade Enter your business methods on the Code tab Click OK To define a message driven bean: Right mouse click on the Business Tier and choose Add Message Driven Bean/Facade Enter your business logic in the onMessage method (on the Code tab) Click OK
2.9 Define some view sets for your application	To top of page
Right mouse click on the Web Tier and choose Add Multiple View sets ... Select the Business Objects you would like views created for. Click OK
2.10 Generate, build and deploy your application	To top of page
Click Create in the Enterprise Application dialog Select all of the build options (pre-process, generate, compile, package and deploy) Click OK If any resources need to be configured in your application server prior to deployment they will be displayed in a dialog. Click OK on this dialog when the resources have been configured.
2.11 That's it!	To top of page
If your application server is correctly configured, JCodeBox will generate, build and deploy your application. If you selected the Launch Browser after deploy option in system options, JCodeBox will open a browser displaying your deployed J2EE Application. All of the java source code (with javadoc tags), deployment descriptors, ANT build scripts, jar files, a readme file, etc can be found in the target output directory you entered in the Enterprise Application settings dialog. This tutorial has merely scratched the surface of the rich functionality available in JCodeBox. Please read the rest of the tutorials for details on more advanced features including adding relationships, adding J2EE patterns, defining finders/selects, adding business methods and much much more.