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Once you have built the xwork.jar copy it into the webwork/lib/core folder, and delete the old one.
How do I use messages from within the validator?
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<validators>
<field name="name">
<field-validator type="requiredstring">
<message key="template.name.errors.required">A default message in case the key is not found</message>
</field-validator>
</field>
</validators>
How do I set a global resource bundle?
How do I change the error message for invalid inputted fields?
You need to create a message for that field, for example if you have a user.dob field you would use this in your messages file (see above for example on setting a global messages file):
invalid.fieldvalue.user.dob=Please enter Date of Birth in the correct format.
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