Identifying Dependent JAR Files

To automatically add the dependencies of all checked JAR files to the classpath, select the Discover dependencies automatically check box. With this option selected, the classpath is automatically updated if there are changes in the SAS Versioned Jar Repository that affect the JAR files required by your project.

If you click the Add Dependencies button, all the JAR file dependencies for the JAR files that are checked in the Available jars list are added to the Available jars list. This enables you to specify a version for each of the dependent JAR files, if needed.

If the Discover dependencies automatically check box is not selected, only the checked JAR files are added to the classpath. To exclude a JAR file from the classpath, uncheck it. A JAR file that is not checked is not passed to the compiler or run-time engine.

You should use the Discover dependencies automatically option only if you are comfortable with JAR files being automatically added to the classpath, knowing that updates to the SAS Versioned Jar Repository might change which JAR files are required for your project.

For a SAS Web Application project, the Discover dependencies automatically option is unchecked by default. Using this option is not recommended for SAS Web Applications because the JAR files in the project must be compatible with the static content provided by the SAS Web Infrastructure Platform. The necessary JAR files are specified internally.