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Bug 209122 - Tutorial not ready for FoD: Servers item missing from Tools menu when there is no project...
Summary: Tutorial not ready for FoD: Servers item missing from Tools menu when there i...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Documentation (show other bugs)
Version: 7.1
Hardware: All All
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: Geertjan Wielenga
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Reported: 2012-03-03 04:35 UTC by FredStluka
Modified: 2012-04-26 08:02 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description FredStluka 2012-03-03 04:35:42 UTC 
The "Servers" item is missing from the "Tools" menu when there are no
projects defined in NetBeans.

I was installing NetBans and GlassFish, following the instructions at:
- http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/6/tutorial/doc/gexaj.html
and was about to do the step about configuring GlassFish as a server
for NetBeans.  However, the "Servers" item was missing from the "Tools"
menu because I had just installed NetBeans and had not yet created a
project.

Workaround:
- Window | Services | Right-click Servers | Add Server

I can't think of a reason why Servers was not in the Tools menu,
like it is after I've created my first project.  Seems like a
bug, not intentional.

--Fred Stluka
Comment 1 Marian Mirilovic 2012-03-12 12:41:53 UTC 
jarda, what about adding another entry-point ?
Comment 2 Jaroslav Tulach 2012-04-04 16:35:10 UTC 
Is not it easier to rewrite the tutorial to say "first of all go to Plugins and turn JavaEE on?"
Comment 3 Marian Mirilovic 2012-04-04 16:43:14 UTC 
P4 enhancement ?

If you think it's bug of tutorial please reassign...
Comment 4 Jaroslav Tulach 2012-04-26 08:02:04 UTC 
Can the tutorial be enhanced to mention one needs to enable JavaEE first?