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Note - 1 :- For any additional queries and concerns you can refer Example component. You will always find the code in example component to be the latest code of OFBiz. Take reference whenever you want to see some sample code for the development of this application, this will help you in future developments as well.
Every new feature is first added in the Example component for the references.
Note - 2 : Before starting the development of this application you must read the contents from:
OFBiz Contributors Best Practices ,  Coding Conventions and Best Practices Guide
Note - 3 : Don't copy any file from other component, as the revision number for the file is also copied. Always create a new file and, if required, then copy the contents of the file." Also be conscious about the unused code as well.
Note - 4 : For searching any of the document the best place is at : OFBiz Documentation Index.
Note - 5 : Right from the beginning, reading the console log must be a habit to make troubleshooting easy and understanding the system well.
Note - 6 : You can find the source code of this application attached with this document that you are going to develop but it is preferred to just take reference from it. It can be downloaded from here: Download Source

Create

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a Component

Step - 1 : Create the sub-directory (folder) in hot-deploy/ and name it "practice"(hot-deploy/practice). The directory name should match the new components name that we are creating.
Note : Remember that all customized development is done at this place only. 
Step - 2 : Create the ofbiz-component.xml file on path hot-deploy/practice and place the following content in it (for reference you can check this file in any other component of OFBiz):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ofbiz-component name="practice"
       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
       xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://ofbiz.apache.org/dtds/ofbiz-component.xsd">
      <resource-loader 	name="main" type="component"/>
    <webapp name="practice"
       title="Practice"
       server="default-server"
       base-permission="OFBTOOLS"
       location="webapp/practice"
       mount-point="/practice"
       app-bar-display="false"/>
</ofbiz-component>

ofbiz-component.xml

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Explained

1. The ofbiz-component.xml file is responsible for letting OFBiz know where resources are at as well as allowing you to add to the classpath.
2. The 'resource-loader name' can be any string. Here we are setting it as "main". The 'type' tells OFBiz that we will be loading a component.

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