Defining a utility project as a shared library

You can define a utility project as a shared library and associate defined shared libraries with an application or web project.

To define a utility project as a shared library:

1. Create a utility project:
   1. In the toolbar, select File > New > Project.
   2. Expand Java EE and select Utility Project. Click Next.
   3. In the Project name field, specify a name for the utility project.
   4. Under the Target runtime section, verify the WebSphere® Application Server Liberty profile is selected.
   5. Under the Ear membership section, clear the Add project to an EAR check box.
   6. Click Finish.
2. Define the artifacts in the newly created utility project. For example, you can add Java classes to the utility project.
3. Define the utility project as a shared library:
   1. In the Project Explorer view, right-click the utility project and select Properties > Liberty Profile Shared Library.
   2. In the Shared library ID field, type a string as an identifier for the shared library.
   3. In the Archive directory field, type or browse to a directory where you want to place the compressed copy of your utility project as a JAR file. The file name convention of the JAR file is utilityProjectName.jar, where utilityProjectName is the name of the utility project.
   4. In the Liberty Profile Shared Library page, click Apply to confirm your changes. Click OK to close the Properties window.
4. Add the utility project to the server. For more details see Adding and running an application on the Liberty profile by using developer tools topic.

<library id="libid"><fileset dir="C:\temp" includes="Util.jar"/></library>