You can turn a non-portal web applications into a producer. This is helpful when you want to make Java Page Flow or Struts portlets available as remote portlets. It is also helpful for converting applications created outside of WebLogic Workshop into producers.
To convert a non-portal web application into a producer, use this procedure:
The Open Workshop Application window appears.
The application appears in the Workshop application tree.
The project will be installed as a producer.
Verify that the installation was successful by locating the file wsrp-producer-config.xml in the WEB-INF folder. If it is present, the project was successfully installed as a producer.