Creating an XDoclet EJB SessionBean

Create a SessionBean for an Enterprise JavaBean (EJB) project.

1. In the Project Explorer, expand the EJB Projects category and your project resource directory. The Session Beans file appears.
2. Right-click SessionBean in your project folder and select New > Other.
3. Expand the EJB category, select XDoclet Enterprise JavaBean, and click Next.
4. Select SessionBean and click Next.
   Note: If your annotation provider is invalid, you can change it directly from the wizard. Click Preferences.
5. Define these EJB class file properties, then click Next:

   Field	Action
   Project	Select the project to contain the selected module.
   Folder	Browse for a valid Java source folder within the project.
   Java Package	Enter the package name for the selected module.
   Class Name	Enter a class name for the SessionBean. Note: Begin the name with an uppercase letter, and do not use Unicode characters, as they are not supported for Enterprise Bean packages and classes.
   Superclass	Enter a superclass if you want the SessionBean to inherit from a class other than the default java.lang.Object.

6. Define these EJB connection properties, then click Next:

   Field	Action
   EJB Name	Enter a name for the EJB class.
   JNDI Name	Enter the runtime server name.
   Display Name	Enter an EJB name to be displayed in WorkSpace.
   Description	Enter a description for the SessionBean.
   State Type	Define the bean as one of: Stateful SessionBean Stateless SessionBean
   Transaction Type	Select a transaction demarcation type.

7. Click Finish to save the SessionBean definition and exit the wizard.

• Stateful SessionBean
  A stateful SessionBean maintains a conversational state across multiple method calls and transactions.
• Stateless SessionBean
  A stateless SessionBean does not maintain a conversational state.

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