Using an Automated EJB Packaging Tool
In the previous chapters, you have seen examples of graphical deployment tools for deploying an Enterprise Java Bean (EJB). These graphical tools are extremely useful, especially when you are new to EJB. There is no standard as to what these tools should support, but most of them enable you to specify the classes to include, set special deployment options, and even run a verifier to make sure your bean complies with the EJB specification.
The typical packaging sequence for an automated tool is that you specify the name of a JAR file that will contain the EJB(s) you are packaging; you should be able to add to an existing JAR file if you need to.
Next, you select the classes that make up the EJB, although you ...
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