Installation
The Eclipse Web Tools Platform (WTP) has support for only a limited number of deployment targets by default. To enable the use of Oracle WebLogic with JVM COBOL web services, you need to install a plug-in, which is available via the Eclipse Marketplace.
First, you need to download the software:
- Use your browser to navigate to the
Oracle Download page.
- Check the option to accept the license agreement.
- Download the "OEPE Plugins only" file for the version 3.8 M6 (Juno) release.
This downloads a file called
oepe-juno-plugins.zip. This file is a repository for the plug-in needed to make Eclipse interact with Oracle WebLogic.
You now need to install the plug-in:
- Launch an instance of Eclipse.
- Click
Help > Install New Software.
- Click
Add in the Available Software dialog.
- Click
Archive.
- Navigate to the downloaded
.zip file and click
Open.
- Type
WebLogic Adapter in the
Name field, and click
OK.
- Expand
Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse, and select
Oracle WebLogic Server Tools. Click
Next.
- Click
Next, accept the license agreement, and click
Finish.
- Click
Restart Now.
You now have the ability to create a dynamic web project, which links to an Oracle WebLogic server instance. If you cannot see the
dynamic web project option, click
Show All Wizards in the new project window. The software installation can sometimes disable certain project options, but you can enable them this way.
Note: This is not a full installation of Oracle WebLogic; it simply allows you to enable WebLogic with JVM COBOL web services. The full installation of Oracle WebLogic is beyond the scope of this tutorial.
