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- The M2Eclipse plugin is strongly recommended as it will allow easy use of a Maven 2 project from within Eclipse.
- Sysdeo Tomcat Plugin which allows you to control a Tomcat instance from within Eclipse and easily debug Java code running in Tomcat.
- SpringIDE which provides auto-completion, bean lookup, AOP assistance and other features for working with Spring contexts.
- Subclipse which is very useful for checking out source from subversion repositories.
Importing the project
If you are using a downloaded version of uPortal you should simply be able to add the uPortal project to your Eclipse workspace using the "File > Import..." command and selecting "Existing Projects into Workspace". Select the uPortal folder which contains the .classpath and .project files for Eclipse.
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