Creating our first web project—a dynamic web project stub
Now that we have installed and configured a JBoss AS 4.2 server instance, it is time to create our first web project. To be honest with you, this is less of a useful project and more of an "instrument" used to reveal as much as possible the facilities of JBoss AS Tools.
So, we decide to use a Dynamic Web Project stub, created straightforward from the New menu | Other | Web node | Dynamic Web Project leaf (Eclipse helps you organize your web applications using a type of project called a Dynamic Web Project). In the creation wizard, just type the test name as the project name and click the Finish button (note that the target runtime was automatically detected as JBoss 4.2, while the rest of fields were filled-up with the default values). Without a web project, many of the JBoss Tools AS facilities will be disabled.
Deploying the test project on JBoss 4.2 Server
Deploying a project is a task that can be accomplished in many ways. The quickest solution consists of right-clicking on the JBoss 4.2 Server node (in JBoss Server View) and selecting Add and Remove Projects option. This will open the wizard (the one shown in the previous screenshot), but this time, in the left panel, you can see the test project. Select it, click the Add button, and close the wizard by clicking on the Finish button. When the JBoss 4.2 Serverwill be started, the new project will be deployed.
