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We recommend using an IDE when building CDAP applications, such as either IntelliJ or Eclipse, as described in the section on development environment setup.
Using IntelliJ
Open IntelliJ and import the Maven project by:
If at the starting IntelliJ dialog, click Import Project; or
If an existing project is open, click File > Open...
Navigate to and select the
pom.xml
in the Maven project's directory.In the Import Project from Maven dialog box, select the Import Maven projects automatically and Automatically download: Sources, Documentation boxes.
Click Next. Complete the remaining dialogs. The new CDAP project is created and opened.
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