Time for action – creating a web client
We will create a web client using a JSP in order to give the user a friendly interface that allows for the selection of Parameters in our report. We will configure this JSP so that it contains the necessary code to achieve our goal. We will then open a web browser to see what the final presentation of our application looks like.
To finish the application, we will create a web client that will allow the final user to interact with the service we created in a friendly and visual way. Our client will be implemented using a JSP, given that this is the component that is better suited to create user views.
We will now create a JSP. We will then head to the Project Explorer panel and select the node named prd5Ch14; then we will go to WebContent, right-click on it, and then go to New | Other....
In the following window, we will select the item labeled JSP File, which is found in the Web category, and click on Next >.
We will configure its File Name with the...
