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In case that application server is missing, the node which represent ee server has label "missing java ee server", I think that after clicking right on that node should be possible to add such server, I mean that should be introduce action that make possible to do this.
I guess you are referring to a node in some project. Which project type is that? Could you please reassign the issue to the appropriate project component?
I reassign this issue to web/project
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