Why are the WebSphere Libraries JAR(S) not showing up RAD 9.x for a Maven JEE project
For a Maven web application in the JEE: Enterprise Explorer in RAD 9.1 the Java Resources/Libraries the WebSphere Appication Server (WAS) v8.5 library icon is shown , but not with the jars. In RAD 9.1 The WebSphere Library option shows up in the project when the targeted runtime is selected but the JARS do not show up . In a Non-maven JEE application within RAD 9.1, the WebSphere Libraries JARS show up fine.
In RAD 8.5 Maven and Non-Maven applications show the WebSphere Library jars . Why are the WebSphere Libraries JARS not showing up RAD 9.1 for a Maven project but in RAD 8.5 they do ?
On the previous m2e version in RAD v8.5, the JRE System Library is populated while in the new m2e in RAD 9.1, only the Maven node is populated. Given the Maven node contains all WAS jars, then there should be no problems to build/run your projects, as all libraries will be loaded (just from a different place). That change was deliberate, because a Maven project should only depend on the jars from the Maven classpath container so those jars will be available if you want to compile those projects outside RAD. In other words, if the WAS/RTE is populated, the project will only compile in RAD, but if the Maven node is populated then that project will compile on both RAD and pure Maven, so it is expected that the WAS/RTE node is empty in the Enterprise Explorer view
Also, if you want WAS-specific tooling to be available then you will need to set the project facets.