Multiple ejb modules

Question

Welcome evry body, i need your help since i am new to ejb technology.
I have a J2EE application with multiple ejb modules, my problem is how to
make ejb1 located in ejb-module1 instantiate ejb2 located in ejb-module2
in my ejb-module1 ejb-jar.xml deployment descriptor i put this :
<session>
   <ejb-name>ejb1</ejb-name>
   <local-home>....</local-home>
   <local>...</local>
   <ejb-local-ref>
        <ejb-ref-name>ejb/ejb2</ejb-ref-name>
        <ejb-ref-type>Entity</ejb-ref-type>
        <local-home>....</local-home>
        <local>...</local>
        <ejb-link>ejb-module2.jar#ejb2</ejb-link>
   </ejb-local-ref>
</session>When i deploy my application and try to access it i get this exception :
javax.naming.NamingException: No EJB found at location 'ejb-module2.jar_ejb2'So is there any way to fix this problem?

Answer 1

Hi Javist,
Assuming you've double-checked that the target module(ejb-module2.jar) and
target ejb-name (ejb2) are correct, and that both ejb-jars are packaged at the same level in the .ear, everything looks fine to me. Which J2EE implementation are you using? It's possible it's a bug. You can also try the shorthand of just
<ejb-link>ejb2</ejb-link>
If there's only one ejb with that name in the entire .ear, that should work even without the explicit ejb-jar path reference.
--ken