814 WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Administration and Configuration Guide for the Full Profile
23.1 Java EE applications
In this section, we describe the components of a Java EE application and how to work with
each component.
23.1.1 Java EE 6 EAR files
WebSphere Application Server V8.5 supports the Java EE 6 and the EJB 3.1 specifications,
which allow developers to use
annotations in their source code. These annotations can
contain information about how the application is to be deployed. Annotations can also reduce
the number of classes and interfaces that the developer needs to manage within the project.
Java EE applications use
deployment descriptors. A deployment descriptor is an extensible
markup language (XML) file that specifies configurat ...