Before you can deploy applications into a container's deploy folder, you must provide the tooling with the location of the container's deploy folder. The Deploy Folders preference panel enables you to configure one or more containers. You provide a name for the container and the full path to the container's deployment folder.
You can access the deployment folders preference panel two ways:
selecting
> from the main menuThis method opens the general Eclipse preference window. You need to select
> from the list of preferences in the panel on the left side of the widow.selecting
> from the project's context menuThis method opens the preferences window and ensures that the Deploy Folders panel is selected.
To add a container's deploy folder:
Open the Deploy Folder preference panel.
In the Name field, enter a name for the target container.
The name can be any unique string.
In the Deploy Folder field, enter the full path to the container's deployment folder.
The button opens a file explorer.
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The tooling does not validate whether the selected folder is a valid deployment folder for a container. |
In the Description field, enter a description for the container.
Click
to add the new container to the table of configured containers.Click
to close the preferences window.When you add a container to the list, it appears in the context menus'
submenu.To edit a container's deploy folder:
Open the Deploy Folder preference panel.
Select the container whose configuration you want to edit.
Edit the information that needs updating.
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Changing the value of the Name field creates a new container configuration. |
Click
.Click
to close the preferences window.To delete a container's deploy folder:
Open the Deploy Folder preference panel.
Select the container to be deleted.
Click
.Click
to close the preferences window.