Administration Guide

Alternative methods for installing BlackBerry Java Applications on BlackBerry devices

information about application dependencies, visit www.blackberry.com/developers to read the BlackBerry Java Development Environment Development Guide.

required BlackBerry Java Applications: To configure a BlackBerry Java Application as required on a BlackBerry device,

in the .alx file, after the copyright statement, add the following tag: <required>true</required>.

Add BlackBerry Java Application files to a shared network folder

Before you begin:

The standalone application loader tool is installed when you install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Verify that the standalone application loader tool is installed in <drive>:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader .

Obtain the .alx and .cod files for the BlackBerry Java Application from the application developer, vendor, or wireless service provider.

1.In <drive:>\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Shared\Applications\ , create a folder with a unique name to contain the application files. Maintain the application’s file structure.

2.Copy the .cod, .alx, and .dll files for the BlackBerry Java Application to the folder that you created.

Share the Research In Motion folder that contains the BlackBerry Java Application

1.Navigate to <drive>:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion .

2.Right-click the Research In Motion folder. Click Properties.

3.On the Sharing tab, click Share this folder. Provide read-only permissions.

4.If necessary, configure other required options.

5.Click OK.

After you finish: Select a distribution method (for example, an email message or an intranet web page) that you can use to provide users with a link to the loader.exe file (for example, \\<shared_computer_name>\Research In Motion\Apploader \loader.exe .

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