El Noobie [https://community.jboss.org/people/elnoobie] created the discussion "JBoss, Maven, DataNucleus - next steps" To view the discussion, visit: https://community.jboss.org/message/831281#831281 -------------------------------------------------------------- All, I am stuck on the next steps for JBoss AS7, Maven & DataNucleus. I posted https://community.jboss.org/message/831214#831214 https://community.jboss.org/message/831214 and got the basics working. The database is fully functional and I can do things using old-school PreparedStatement/ResultSet setups. However, I am stuck on the next steps. For my *playtime-ear* module I created: * src* main* resources* META-INF* jboss-deployment-structure.xml * ra.xml * jdopersistence.xml I build and deploy with no issues but am having issues with getting the suggested following code: PersistenceManagerFactory pmf = (PersistenceManagerFactory) context.lookup("java:/testMeDS"); PersistenceManager pm = pmf.getPersistenceManager();   There's a few questions I have now: 1. What is the proper dependency I should have in my POM for this? 1. Generic JDO (which seems preferable) or should I go with DataNucleus specifically? 2. Currently using:  http://www.mvnrepository.com/artifact/javax.jdo/jdo-api/3.0.1 http://www.mvnrepository.com/artifact/javax.jdo/jdo-api/3.0.1 2. When I try to access my new setup as listed in the code above, I'm not seeing it (+NameNotFoundException: testMeDS+) - why not? 3. Are the 3 files I created actually necessary for my META-INF?  Am I missing any? 4. Do I need to actually deal with the rar file as mentioned in https://community.jboss.org/docs/DOC-17094?_sscc=t Step 5?  If I'm deploying via Maven it doesn't seems like it +should+ be necessary. I can't find too much doc online bout going through this with Maven that's for extreme n00bs like me. I attached my 3 META-INF files here. -------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to this message by going to Community [https://community.jboss.org/message/831281#831281] Start a new discussion in Beginner's Corner at Community [https://community.jboss.org/choose-container!input.jspa?contentType=1&...]