How to import a JAVA WAR file to IDM RAD to continue as a new Project

This article shows the way of importing a Java WAR file to an another computer to continue as a new project with IDM RAD. IDM RAD (Rational Application Developer) is an integrated development environment which is built by IBM based on Eclipse.  Lot of programmers are facing problems when importing previously complied projects to an another computer.  If you are going to start developments or software modification of an earlier compiled program with IBM RAD,  It is better if you continue with the same IDE in your computer. I assume, You have already configured your development environment with RAD.

Let’s start.  Open your RAD IDE and create a sample project with any name, if not exist any project. If no any pre-created project, system will not allow this task. This may depend on some editions.  Next step, copy the WAR file (target file for the project) to a preferred location of your computer. Then, Go the “file” section in the menu bar. Then, file >> import.  After that you can see a window as screen2.

Screen1

Screen2 

Then browse the appropriate category according to your target format. Here, I am explaining about RAR file importing. Expand ‘web’ > select WAR. Then browse the target WAR file that you have saved.

Screen 3

AS Screen3 assign a target run-time and  go next and finish.

Then your project will be imported to your workspace successfully.  You are able to import project with another project type also (such as an existing workspace, archived file..etc) , like this way. Cheers !