# Configuring Eclipse for component development

Before developing Discovery Framework components in Eclipse using the Component SDK, two Eclipse classpath variables need to be created.

Note: Depending on your version of Eclipse, the steps below may vary slightly.

To configure the Eclipse classpath variables for Endeca Discovery Framework component development:

In Eclipse, go to Window > Preferences > Java > Build Path > Classpath Variables and create two new variables:

Name | Path | Example
--- | --- | ---
DF_GLOBAL_LIB | Path to the application server global library. | C:/endeca-portal/tomcat-<version>/¬ /lib
DF_PORTAL_LIB | Path to the Liferay ROOT Web application library. | C:/endeca-portal/tomcat-<version>/¬ webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib

Once these variables have been created, the components generated by the Component SDK are ready to be imported into Eclipse.