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The <sys:service> XML element uses the Geronimo System namespace described at http://geronimo.apache.org/schemas-2.1/docs/geronimo-module-1.2.xsd.html.

It is an empty generic element to be extended by GBean and other module typesused to define GBean(s) that are configured and deployed with the EJB. These additional Geronimo services will be deployed when the application is deployed (and stopped when the application is stopped). Normally, the implementation classes for these services are included at the server level and referenced using a dependency element.

Samples

For example, the below XML content is the deployment descriptor (ejb-jar.xml) of a stateless session bean that connects to a back end DB2 database.

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