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It would be nice to be able to target a generic JEE/J2EE server for enterprise projects. This choice would configure a project using only standard-mandated files (e.g., only an application.xml file under META-INF, no sun-web.xml or wl-application.xml). I work on projects where the target server is variable (and frequently unsupported by NB), and it would be nice if I could just create a generic project that I could deploy and configure on any standard-compliant server. Or at least produce an .ear file that I could amend with any server-specific DDs.
Increasing the priority to P2, since this feature seems really useful and needed. Unfortunately, right now I have no estimates when this enhancement will be implemented.
Our experience shows such generic server won't really work well in real world.