Converting .EAR file to .SDA

I have a generic Java EAR file that I need to publish to the SAP WAS using SDM but I'm having a hard time finding a tool that will package it properly (ie create the sap_manifest file).
I found tools to convert PAR and EPA files to SDA's (see SAP note 696084) but nothing for a generic EAR file yet.
Has anyone done this before?
thanks,
Glenn

In NW04 you should perform all deployment through the SDM.
SDM cannot deploy PAR files, and neither EPA.
It can deploy single SDA (Software Development Archive) or an SCA (Software Component Archive) which consists of one or more SDAs. EAR files are considered as a valid SDA.
SDAs are considered "development". If you are creating a full application, the finished product should be archived in an SCA and not as a mumbojumbo of EAR, PAR, EPA or whatever.
As of NW04 EPA files should not have PAR files inside. So in order for you to create a complete businees packaged that works and easy to deploy - pack it all into an SCA. If your whole application is a single PAR file, then I guess, you don't have to go into all this trouble. But using SDM is highly advisable and one day will probably be a must.
EPA (Enterprise Portal Archive) are the "complete" Business Package you create (if you are...)
Hope I helped shed light...
Azriel

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I quote from help.sap
"●      Use the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio and the SDM in the following cases:
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This graphic is explained in the accompanying text
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This graphic is explained in the accompanying text
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/EN/2c/dd813e77d46245e10000000a114084/content.htm
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Raja,
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EAR to SDA
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[Creation of SDA and SCA Archives|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/a3/782240da03e569e10000000a155106/frameset.htm]
Check out this SAP Note as well :
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or
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<application xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="1.4">
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<font color=red> <web-uri>test</web-uri> </font><br>
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http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/XI/PIBlogsby+Topics
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Hi Ivaylo,
to answer your first question, the EAR that I am trying
to deploy gets created as part of the publish step. When
I look in the application.xml file of this EAR I see a
version attribute with value of 1.4 in the application
tag, can we assume that this implies J2EE 1.4 compliancy?
One thing about this generated EAR is that it does not
include any java code (VM or otherwise). When I generate
the EAR by hand (by exporting the EJB project as an EAR
file there is a JAR for the actual java code put in
there, but when generating the EAR via publish there is
only some xml and manifest stuff put in the EAR, with the
result that it's only 2KB or so in size. I have specified
a J2EE module dependency from the Enterprise Application
project to the EJB project, but is there something else I
need to do to ensure that the java code (jar) gets
included in the EAR of the Enterprise Application when
attempting to deploy via publish?
Thanks for the other suggest, "Import J2EE Archive".
However, I am having difficulty locating this button.
When I look at the "Deploy View" window I see on the left
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and on the right there are "Setting for Updating
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(1) I create and build an EJB Project called foo.
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Hi Ivaylo,
to answer your first question, the EAR that I am trying
to deploy gets created as part of the publish step. When
I look in the application.xml file of this EAR I see a
version attribute with value of 1.4 in the application
tag, can we assume that this implies J2EE 1.4 compliancy?
One thing about this generated EAR is that it does not
include any java code (VM or otherwise). When I generate
the EAR by hand (by exporting the EJB project as an EAR
file there is a JAR for the actual java code put in
there, but when generating the EAR via publish there is
only some xml and manifest stuff put in the EAR, with the
result that it's only 2KB or so in size. I have specified
a J2EE module dependency from the Enterprise Application
project to the EJB project, but is there something else I
need to do to ensure that the java code (jar) gets
included in the EAR of the Enterprise Application when
attempting to deploy via publish?
Thanks for the other suggest, "Import J2EE Archive".
However, I am having difficulty locating this button.
When I look at the "Deploy View" window I see on the left
the Workspace and External Deployable Archives trees,
and on the right there are "Setting for Updating
SCAs/SDAs" radio buttons, as well as "Error Strategy"
radio buttons, but no "Import J2EE Archive" button.
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PL. go through it an let me know about my mistake.
I am just pasting that portion of error which I am getting when I am accessing "/b2c_kce/b2c/init.do"
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===========================================================================
Starting Deployment of crm.b2c_ashish
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Deployment of crm.b2c_ashish finished with Error (Duration 3250 ms)
===========================================================================
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I'm new in java and also proxy development and I need some help
I have followed the pdf how to create java proxies in 3.0.
But i have some doubts:
Must I delete aii*.jar libraries from the EAR create?
I have no other .jar archive in that .ear... why? I suppose that is not correct and why my EJB module .jar is not included?
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carme,

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I have followed the same steps point out in this two blogs.
I recreated all my EJB project and application.
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aii_utilxi_misc.jar
aii_proxy_xirt.jar
aii_msg_runtime.jar
sda-dd.xml
application-j2ee-engine.xml
application.xml
Sap_manifest.mf
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I have a few jsp, js and image files in my application that I intend deploying on the WAS. I created the ear file. When I deploy the ear file, I get the following message:
Dec 21, 2004 10:40:52 AM /userOut/deploy (com.sap.ide.eclipse.sdm.threading.DeployThreadManager) [Deploy Thread] WARNING:
vipsV4.ear -> Deployment finished with warning
DEPLOYMENT ...
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==> SDM port : 50018
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Manifest attributes are missing or have badly formatted value:
attribute keylocation is missing
attribute keyname is missing
attribute keyvendor is missing
attribute keycounter is missing
Reason:
Problems during deployment !
DEPLOYMENT ...
==> SDM host : xxx
==> SDM port : 50018
==> URL : file:/C:/DOCUME1/smani/LOCALS1/Temp/temp11937YYY.ear
... PRECONDITION VIOLATED
com.sap.sdm.util.sduread.IllFormattedSduFileException: The information about the development component
found in the SDA C:\usr\sap\J2E\JC00\SDM\program\temp\temp11937YYY.ear is either missing or incomplete!
Manifest attributes are missing or have badly formatted value:
attribute keylocation is missing
attribute keyname is missing
attribute keyvendor is missing
attribute keycounter is missing
Appreciate your help. How can I see the deployed applications in WAS. FYI, I come from a weblogic background.
Thanks

Hi Siriam,
how did you build that ear? I hope you did not just import it from weblogic and then use it from the studio. You should open new projects and import the files to the studio and thenbuild a new ear.
There is an article about prtong here at SDN: https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/documents/a1-8-4/porting a j2ee application to sap web application server.pdf
Please check there for details.
Regards,
Benny

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