Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse User Guide

The Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse (OEPE) is a set of plug-ins designed to support Java EE development, especially where Eclipse is your preferred IDE.

The following are the key features of OEPE:

Oracle WebLogic Server Support

Using OEPE, you can develop, deploy, and debug Oracle WebLogic Server applications.

OEPE supports the following versions of Oracle WebLogic Server:

• 11g Release 1 Patch Set 3
• 11g Release 1 Patch Set 2
• 11g Release 1 Patch Set 1
• 11g Release 1
• 10g Release 3
• 10.0
• 9.2

Using OEPE, you can do the following:

• Develop applications faster with virtural EAR technology.
• Deploy applications remotely.
• Edit deployment descriptors and plans using the graphical design view.
• Use OEPE's support for WebLogic Shared Library.
• Use OEPE's support for WebLogic SCA.
• Use OEPE's support for WLST.
• Use OEPE's support for XMLBeans.
• Use EJBGen.
• Use OEPE's support for Web services.

For more information, see Feature Overview.

Support for Web Services

OEPE lets you to build enterprise-class Web services that employ standard Web service technologies, such as XML, SOAP, and WSDL. OEPE simplifies Web service development by allowing you to focus on application logic, rather than the complex implementation details traditionally required by these technologies.

For more information, see the following:

• Starting Points of Web Services Development with OEPE
• Creating Web Service Projects
• Generating Client Code for Web Services
• Generating JAXB Types
• Using Client Proxy Templates
• Generating Web Services for Spring Service Beans
• Validating Web Services Projects
• Using WebLogic Web Services Annotations View

Oracle Database Support

OEPE's database support lets you easily connect to, create, explore, and query Oracle databases. Support includes database visualization through the Data Source Explorer view and DDL generation.

For more information, see Getting Started With the Oracle Database Plugin for Eclipse DTP

Support for Object-Relational Mappings

With OEPE, you can create a persistence layer that uses EJB 3.0 JPA.

For more information, see the following:

• Configuring the Persistence Provider for JPA Projects
• Generating JPA Entities
• Annotating Java Classes
• Using JPA Entity Diagram Editor
• Using SQL Schema Viewer

Support for Spring

Using OEPE, you can generate Spring configuration and beans from persistence mappings.

For more information, see the following:

• Generating Spring Artifacts
• Generating Web Services for Spring Service Beans

Support for Coherence

OEPE provides support for Oracle Coherence.

For more information, see Configuring Projects for Coherence.

Support for Web Application Development

OEPE simplifies various aspects of your Web application development process.

For more information, see the following:

• Using AppXray Technology
• Configuring JSF Projects
• Configuring JSTL Projects
• Configuring Projects for Apache Trinidad
• Using the Web Page Editor
• Editing Tags Using Property Sheets
• Using the Web Page Editor Palette
• Enabling Localization in the Web Page Editor
• Creating JSF HTML Tags

Support for Struts

OEPE lets you use Struts framework in your Web application development.

For more information, see Generating Struts Artifacts.

JSF Facelets Tools

OEPE includes a JSF Facelets technology preview. Using Facelets, you can develop JSF pages using XHTML instead of JSP.

For more information, see the following:

• JSF Facelets Wiki
• JSF Facelets Tools Tutorial

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