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Use this tab to specify settings for Maven projects with WAR artifacts.

Item	Description
Unpack nested archives	Select this option if you want IntelliJ IDEA to unpack nested JAR files. For example, you have a multi-module Maven project where a module depends on the other one and has an EAR or WAR artifact. In this case when you import or deploy such module, IntelliJ IDEA creates a JAR file with module dependencies. If you want a dependency to such module be deployed as a folder instead of a JAR file, select this option. Don't forget to re-import your changes. IntelliJ IDEA will remind you to do so with the appropriate popup.
Show content of elements	Select this option if you want the contents of certain elements to be displayed in the layout tree. Click to select the needed elements: Show Library Files Show Content of Included Artifacts Show Content of JavaEE Facets Show Content of JPA Resources

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Description

Unpack nested archives

Select this option if you want IntelliJ IDEA to unpack nested JAR files. For example, you have a multi-module Maven project where a module depends on the other one and has an EAR or WAR artifact. In this case when you import or deploy such module, IntelliJ IDEA creates a JAR file with module dependencies. If you want a dependency to such module be deployed as a folder instead of a JAR file, select this option.

Show content of elements

Select this option if you want the contents of certain elements to be displayed in the layout tree. Click to select the needed elements:

Show Library Files
Show Content of Included Artifacts
Show Content of JavaEE Facets
Show Content of JPA Resources

Last modified: 08 March 2021