Converting the weblogic.properties File to XML Files

2.Click the link to update a WebLogic Server license. You may need to scroll down to see the link.

3.Browse and select the pathname for the directory containing the license file to be converted, or enter the pathname in the box provided. Then click Submit License.

4.You will receive the converted license_wlsxx.bea file through e-mail. To update the license.bea file on your system, see Updating Your license.bea File

in the Installation Guide at

http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs70/install/instlic.html#update_li cense.

Converting the weblogic.properties File to XML Files

Note: Throughout this document, the WebLogic Server 7.0 directory domain that you create is referred to as domain.

Prior to WebLogic Server 6.0, WebLogic Server releases used a weblogic.properties file to configure applications. In WebLogic Server 7.0, configuration of applications is handled through XML descriptor files and the Administration Console. Converting a weblogic.properties file to the config.xml file creates a new domain for your applications and adds XML files that define how your applications are set up. BEA Systems recommends that you change the name of the default domain name that is created during the conversion so that the name is relevant to your work.

The config.xml file is an XML document that describes the configuration of an entire Weblogic Server domain. The config.xml file consists of a series of XML elements. The domain element is the top-level element, and all elements in the domain are children of the domain element. The domain element includes child elements, such as the server, cluster, and application elements. These child elements may have children themselves. Each element has one or more configurable attributes.

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