HOW TO: Eclipse IDE Configuration for J avaPOS 1.13.

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1. Install the J avaPOS product.

2. Download Eclipse IDE http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ , (this document
was created using in Eclipse 4.2.1).


3. Launch Eclipse.

4. Create a new J ava Project (File >New >J ava Project).

5. Select a name for the project and then click the next button.



6. In the tab Libraries, press the Add external J ARs button, select all the jar
files (except ibmjpos.jar) that exists in your installation directory, normally
C:/POS/IBMJ POS/Lib/.



















7. Press the Add Class Folder button >Create New Folder , in the new window
write folder name and press the advanced button, check the checkbox Link
to folder in the file system.

8. Press the Browse button and select the directory C:\POS\IBMJ POS\Config


9. Repeat step 7 and also add the C:\POS\IBMJ POS\ directory Press OK
button twice and the project will be created.





10. To start using devices first you have to add them to the jpos.xml the easy
way is using the POS Control Center application.
To run the Control Center application:
1. Go to Run menu
2. Click on Run Configurations.. menu item
3. Select J ava Application and press the New button to create a
configuration
4. At Main class field press on Search.. button
5. Type ControlCenterApp and click OK
6. Press Run button and the POS Control Center should be shown



11. When the control center application is shown, press the auto detection
button.

12. Save the new file in C:\POS\IBMJ POS\Config or in C:\POS\IBMJ POS.

13. Select your new project and press F5 to reload your files, jpos.xml now
appears in your project.