Issue in accessing EJB from plain java

Question

Hi,
I am new to OAS. I am using OAS 10.1.2.
I want to access EJB which runs inside OAS, through a plain java program which runs from outside the OAS environment (standalone java program).
I am confused on what to use. RMIInitialContextFactory or ApplicationClientInitialContextFactory for the context in the java program.
what should be the provide URL ?
java.naming.provider.url","ormi://hostname:18140/
is it "ormi" or something else? what is the port number should i use. there are many ports in this OAS. i see that in the console("Ports") link.
also let me know what should i mention in the EJB xml descriptor.
Is this lookup to be done by retrieving from jndi?
pls help.
Thanks,
Sukumar
with this confusion i developed an EJB with the following details
ejb-jar.xml
<ejb-ref>
     <ejb-ref-name>ejb/testDetails</ejb-ref-name>
     <ejb-ref-type>Entity</ejb-ref-type>
<home>com.xxx.xxx.testDetailsHome</home>
<remote>com.xxx.xxx.testDetails</remote>
     </ejb-ref>
orion-ejb-jar.xml
<entity-deployment name="ejb/testDetails" location="ejb/testDetails"
Client Java program
public class testDetailsClient
public static void main(String [] args)
testDetailsClient testDetailsClient = new testDetailsClient();
try
Context context =getInitialContext();
testDetailsHome testDetailsHome = (testDetailsHome)PortableRemoteObject.narrow(context.lookup("java:comp/env/ejb/testDetails"), testDetailsHome.class);
testDetails testDetails;
catch(Throwable ex)
ex.printStackTrace();
private static Context getInitialContext() throws NamingException
Hashtable env = new Hashtable();
env.put("java.naming.factory.initial","com.evermind.server.rmi.RMIInitialContextFactory");
//env.put("java.naming.factory.initial","com.evermind.server.ApplicationClientInitialContextFactory");
env.put("java.naming.provider.url","ormi://host_name:18140/"); //23791 18140
env.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, "ias_admin");
env.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, "abc123");
InitialContext context = new InitialContext(env);
return context;
if i execute this, it says
javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: java:comp/env/ejb/testDetails not found
18140 is Application Server Control RMI port.
if i run the same code with ApplicationClientInitialContextFactory, it throws exception saying
java.lang.InstantiationException: No location specified and no suitable instance of the type 'com.testdetails.testDetails' found for the ejb-ref ejb/testDetails
     at com.evermind.server.administration.ApplicationResourceFinder.getEJBHome(ApplicationResourceFinder.java:268)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
     at com.evermind.server.rmi.RMICallHandler.run(RMICallHandler.java:124)
     at com.evermind.server.rmi.RMICallHandler.run(RMICallHandler.java:48)
     at com.evermind.util.ReleasableResourcePooledExecutor$MyWorker.run(ReleasableResourcePooledExecutor.java:192)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)
javax.naming.NamingException: Error reading application-client descriptor: No location specified and no suitable instance of the type 'com.testdetails.testDetails' found for the ejb-ref ejb/testDetails
     at com.evermind.server.ApplicationClientInitialContextFactory.getInitialContext(ApplicationClientInitialContextFactory.java:161)
     at javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext(NamingManager.java:662)
     at javax.naming.InitialContext.getDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:243)
     at javax.naming.InitialContext.init(InitialContext.java:219)
     at javax.naming.InitialContext.<init>(InitialContext.java:195)
     at com.testdetails.testDetailsClient.getInitialContext(testDetailsClient.java:89)
     at com.testdetails.testDetailsClient.main(testDetailsClient.java:20)
pls help

Answer 1

Hi,
you do not have to package your EJB and PAR together! You can deploy them separately and then reference the J2EE Application from your PAR or vice versa to access it.
For instance you can access the EJB from your PAR as described here:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/42/9ddf20bb211d72e10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm
Or you can access a Portal application from J2EE like described here:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/42/9ddd0cbb211d72e10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm
Even if you package your PAR in to the same EAR with your EJB they will result in two different containers on the J2EE Engine and you will have to reference them as described in the link above to access the functionality of one component from the other.
Best regards,
Stefan Brauneis