Creating a Web Application Project

When you create a web application project in Software AG Designer the default application server is My webMethods Server. Although the Target Runtime list in the New Web Application Project wizard contains other server types, only My webMethods Server is supported as a target runtime.

1. In the UI Development perspective: File > New > Web Application Project.

2. In the Project Name field, type a name for the project. For information about the supported characters for the name, see About CAF File Names and Path Lengths.

3. In the Target Runtime list, accept My webMethods Server as the default server.

4. In Dynamic web module version, accept the default value to define a Servlet API version. If you need to specify an earlier version, click the drop-down arrow.

5. In Configuration, accept the default CAF Web Application or click the drop-down arrow to select from a list of other available configurations.

6. Click Modify if you want to add other facets to the project. Select the facet you want to add and then click OK.

7. (Optional) In Working sets, click Add Project to working set to and then click Select to select a working set resource for the project.

8. In Initial Project Contents area, in the Project Templates list, accept the default value Empty Project, or click Starter Web Application.

Note:

Creation of a project from an Empty Project or Starter Web Application template is subject to the UI Development preference Prefer JSF 2.x xhtml Facelet Templates for New Pages. For more information, see Enabling the JSF Facelets Functionality for New Projects and Views.

Empty Project (default). The JSF project is created with a minimum of folders and resources. You will create your project structure and view files and other resources later with the New Portlet and New View wizards.

Starter Web Application. This option creates a JSF project that contains a basic set of default views. For more information, see About Web Application Project Templates.

9. Click Finish to create the web application project with default settings, or click Next to continue configuring the project to your needs.

You can view and work with the new web application in the Solutions view, the Navigator view, or the Package Explorer view.