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SilkPerformer Java Explorer User Guide 49

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ETTING UP TESTS

Enterprise JavaBeans & RMI Over IIOP

When testing components such as EJBs or other remote components, you can’t

use HTTP traffic when the application expects RMI or RMI over IIOP traffic.

To communicate with the application SilkPerformer must invoke a Java client

that generates the appropriate protocols that can be used to approach the

application’s interface.

Working with EJBs

Developed by Sun Microsystems, Enterprise JavaBeans is a specification for

developing scalable, server-side, multi-user enterprise applications.

Testing an EJB with Java Explorer involves three main steps:

• Connecting to the Java Naming Service (JNDI)

• Selecting an EJB Home object that is registered at the Naming Service

and can be used as a factory object

• Creating the EJB on the application server

Procedure To test an EJB:

1 Click the Start here button on the Workflow bar to open the Load File

Wizard.

Alternative You can also right-click Remote Objects in the Classes

pane and select New EJB from the pop-up menu to start the EJB

Wizard directly. Proceed with step 3.

2 Select the Enterprise JavaBeans / RMI over IIOP radio button and click

Next.

3 On the Connect to Naming Service dialog, select the application server

vendor (if available) from the drop-down Server list.

Note The entries in the list work as a template that pre-configures

other settings (initial context factory, protocol, and port) with default

values. See “Vendor-specific JNDI Settings” for details regarding

configuration of specific application server types.

4 In the Factory field, specify the context factory of the naming service.

5 Using the Host fields, designate the URL where the naming service

provider is to be hosted.