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• Select OFBiz project, right-click on it -> Run As -> Run ... (alike for Debug)
• Select Java Application and click on New
• Set Run configuration name to OFBiz
  • Main tab:
    • Project: OFBiz
    • Main class: org.ofbiz.base.start.Start
  • Arguments:
    • VM arguments: -Xms(minValue)M -Xmx(maxValue)M  (typically minValue = 128, maxValue = 512, more is better of course) -Duser.language=en  
      • In some case (Suse  SL 10.1 at least) it's better to not define any VM arguments but let the defaults values.
    • Working directory: Use default working directory
  • Classpath
    • Bootstrap Entries: JRE System Library
    • User Entries: ofbiz.jar from OFBiz project
      • Don't forget to remove the entry "ofbiz (default classpath)" else you may have a message "Can't find bundle for base name cache, locale ..."
  • Source tab
    
    • Click Add Projects... (buttons on the right)
    • Select the ofbiz project
  • Environment
    • Add environment variable LC_ALL=C (Optional, Linux only)
• Click on Apply and Run (or Debug)
  

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Connecting the database

The Eclipse DTP (Data Tools Project) is quite helpful to inspect database content from within the IDE. As long as you are using the embedded Derby database in OFBiz, you can create a DTP connection as described here. Everything you need comes with OFBiz. Just make sure you have the Data Tools Platform features installed in your Eclipse IDE.

• In the Data Source Exlorer View, right-click on Databases and choose New ... .