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Currently the only way to change the JavaEE version of a web project is to recreate it from scratch. Please provide the ability to migrate from one version to the next (at least upward).
This old bug may not be relevant anymore. If you can still reproduce it in 8.2 development builds please reopen this issue. Thanks for your cooperation, NetBeans IDE 8.2 Release Boss