The problem was that the JAR file wlsdo.jar was not accessible to Workshop. It is not clear why this is the case. Three solutions were identified:
- Add wlsdo.jar to the application in the Libraries folder.
- Add wlsdo.jar as an additional classpath entry in the application preferences.
- Add wlsdo.jar as an additional classpath entry in C:\esidev\bea\weblogic81\workshop\Workshop.cfg.
We chose #3. #1 had the problem it creates a copy of the JAR, so it just creates one more place that needs to be updated if we ever change versions. #2 had the problem that we could not locate where the additional entry was being stored -- it was not anywhere within the application source directory.
Another problem we noted was that if you attempt to build a data service project when some of the underlying XSD files are missing, then you will get a cryptic error message suggesting that you verify that the temp folder is writable. In our case, the XSD files were being copied into the project by a previous step. If you missed that step, the error message was not much good a reminding you to do the copy. The same 'temp folder' message will also appear if the APP-INF/lib directory does not exist.
