You must install and configure the following in order to complete this tutorial:
- This tutorial requires your projects to target Java 7.
- JBossAS Tools, a server adapter that enables Eclipse to manage the JBoss Application Server.
- JBoss Application Server 7.1.1, for hosting web services.
- Apache Axis2 1.6.4, a tool to generate server and client code to handle web services protocols.
- The JVM
Micro Focus COBOL Runtime.
- You also need to download from the
Micro Focus Community Web site a
.zip file containing source files.
JBossAS Tools
Before installing JBoss Application Server you must download and install the JBossAS Tools server adapter:
- Click
.
- Click
Add.
This opens the
New Server Runtime Environment dialog box.
- Click
Download additional server adapters.
This opens the
Install New Extension dialog box.
- Click
JBossAS Tools, and then click
Next.
- Accept the license agreement and click
Finish.
- Click
OK.
- Click
OK on any security warnings.
- Click
Yes to restart Eclipse.
JBoss 7.1
Click
here
to download JBoss AS 7.1.1.Final. Save the
jboss-as-7.1.1.Final.zip file and extract its content into a directory.
You need to configure JBoss for each new workspace:
- Start Eclipse.
- Click
- In the
Server runtime list, click
JBoss AS 7.1.
- Click
Apply, and then
OK.
Micro Focus COBOL Runtime
The JVM
Micro Focus COBOL Runtime is contained in the
Micro Focus COBOL install directory, in
%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL\bin (Windows) or
$COBDIR/bin (UNIX).
The COBOL Runtime file must be added to the
Deployment Assembly later in the tutorial.
Axis2
To download Axis2:
- Click
here to download Axis2.
- Click
axis2-1.6.4-bin.zip, and download from a suitable mirror site.
- Extract into a directory.
You need to configure Axis2 for each new workspace, in
Visual COBOL:
- Click
.
- On the
Axis2 Runtime tab, click
Browse and navigate to the Axis2 top-level folder.
- Click
OK.
- Click
Apply, and then click
OK.
- Click
.
- In the
Web service runtime list, click
Apache Axis2.
- Click
Apply, and then click
OK.
Source files
- On the
Micro Focus Community Web site, click
Download file.
- Save the
.zip file and extract its content into a directory.
Note: The extract directory is referred to in this tutorial as
<tutorial_source_folder>.