You can use ant scripts to compile, package, and deploy the application. You can create the initial ant build files by selecting New > Application > Ant > Buildfile from Project from the File main menu.

Figure 48-29 shows the build.properties and build.xml files that display in the Applications window after creation.

Figure 48-29 ant Build Files

Description of "Figure 48-29 ant Build Files"

• build.properties

  A file that you edit to reflect your environment (for example, specifying Oracle home and Java home directories, setting server properties such as hostname and port number to use for deployment, specifying the application to deploy, and so on).

• build.xml

  Used by ant to compile, build, and deploy composite applications to the server specified in the build.properties file.