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This tutorial will show you how to create an Action, a JUnit Test (using [StrutsTestCase|http://strutstestcase.sourceforge.net/]), and a JSP for the form. The Action we create will talk to the PersonManager we created in the [Creating Managers|CreateManager] tutorial. This tutorial will simplify everything - we will not actually be rendering any data or making the UI look pretty. The [next tutorial|ConfiguringTiles] will show you how to integrate your new JSP into your webapp.

This tutorial will show you how to create a Struts Action, a JUnit Test (using [StrutsTestCase|http://strutstestcase.sourceforge.net/]), and a JSP for the form. The Action we create will talk to the PersonManager we created in the [Creating Managers|CreateManager] tutorial. This tutorial will simplify everything - we will not actually be rendering any data or making the UI look pretty. The [next tutorial|ConfiguringTiles] will show you how to integrate your new JSP into your webapp.

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Let's get started by creating a new Action and JSP in AppFuse's architecture.

Let's get started by creating a new Struts Action and JSP your AppFuse project.

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All this is to say that __putting the personForm.jsp in the ''web'' folder will allow us to view it without making a Tile for it__. ''We'll get to that in the next tutorial.''

All this is to say that __putting the personForm.jsp in the ''web'' folder will allow us to view it without creating an Action to get to it__.

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At this point, you won't be able to view the JSP in your browser because the <html:form> tag in personForm.jsp has ''action="editPerson"'' - and this action-mapping doesn't exist (yet) in struts-config.xml. You can try it yourself (cd ../.. first) by setting up AppFuse on Tomcat using __ant setup-db setup-tomcat deploy__.

At this point, you won't be able to view the JSP in your browser because the <html:form> tag in personForm.jsp has ''action="editPerson"'' - and this action-mapping doesn't exist (yet) in struts-config.xml. You can try it yourself (cd ../.. first) by setting up AppFuse on Tomcat using __ant setup__.

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;:%%(color: blue)''As usual, copy → save as an existing ActionTest (i.e. UserActionTest). Replace [[Uu]ser with [[P]erson. You might want to make sure [Cactus|http://jakarta.apache.org/cactus] (StrutsTestCase is an extension of Cactus] tests are running before you copy an existing one. Run __ant test-cactus -Dtestcase=UserAction__ to verify the UserAction works. Stop Tomcat before you do this.''%%

;:%%(color: blue)''As usual, copy → save as an existing ActionTest (i.e. UserActionTest). Replace [[Uu]ser with [[P]erson. You might want to make sure [Cactus|http://jakarta.apache.org/cactus] (StrutsTestCase is an extension of Cactus] tests are running before you copy an existing one. Run __ant test-cactus -Dtestcase=UserAction__ to verify the UserAction works. Stop Tomcat before you do this.

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If you did copy UserActionTest, make sure and change ''UserFormEx'' to ''PersonForm''. The reason for ''UserFormEx'' is to support indexed properties and non-struts validation. Since the UserForm is generated, it's not very feasible to do it in the User.java object.

If you did copy UserActionTest, make sure and change ''UserFormEx'' to ''PersonForm''. The reason for ''UserFormEx'' is to support a String[] setter for Roles. Since the UserForm is generated, it's not very feasible to do it in the User.java object.''%%

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private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(PersonAction.class);

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''Next Up:'' __Part IV:__ [Configuring Tiles and Action CRUD methods|ConfiguringTiles] - Integrating personForm.jsp with Tiles, replacing execute with different CRUD methods (add, edit, delete), customizing the JSP so it looks good and finally - writing a WebTest to test the JSPs functionality.

''Next Up:'' __Part IV:__ [Configuring JSP and Action CRUD methods|ConfiguringTiles] - Integrating personForm.jsp with Struts, replacing execute with different CRUD methods (add, edit, delete), customizing the JSP so it looks good and finally - writing a WebTest to test the JSPs functionality.

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