PM73859: Utility project dos not have JAR files located in lib folder of EAR project on the build path.

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software 8.5.1
Rational Application Developer Standard Edition, Version 8.0.4.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  Attempts to use classes from JAR files located in the lib folder
  of an EAR project fails.
  
  Problem:
  
  - Have an EAR project in which a lib folder is present and in
  which utility jar files are present.
  - Create a J2EE Utility Project that is associated with the EAR
  project.
  - Note for the utility project under Properties ? Java Build
  Path ? Libraries ? EAR Libraries none of the utility libraries
  found in the EAR project's lib folder are listed.
  - Select the following on the EAR project Properties ?
  Deployment Assembly and edit the deploy path of the utility
  project so that it is no longer in /lib.
  - The utility project now lists the utility jars for the EAR.
  
  Local fix:
  
  (a) Add the utility jars in EAR50/lib as jars to Java Build
  Path?Libraries of {Some Java Utility Project} using [Add Jars]
  
  or
  
  (b) change deployment path of {Some Java Utility Project(s)} to
  EAR50/ (== EAR root)
  Note: The small negative, is that for runtime purposes the
  {Some Java Utility Project(s)} will not be available by default
  to the EAR modules the way anything in EAR50/lib is.  They would
  need to be explicitly added to the MANIFEST classpath of any JEE
  Module in that EAR.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  JAR files located in the lib folder of an EAR project are
  not accessible via the build path of utility projects within
  the EAR project, resulting in compilation failures.
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
  Developer v8.0.4.2.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL APP DEV WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724J1901

Applicable component levels

• R804 PSN

     UP