Create a container

First, locate an ivy.xml file or a Maven pom.xml ready to be used to build a classpath. Also, if necessary, locate a supporting ivysettings.xml.

Fast creation

For most of the projects, the ivy.xml (or the pom.xml) file is in the Java project. So you can just right click on the ivy.xml and select "Add Ivy Library…​" and you can directly access the prefilled setup of the IvyDE classpath container

addivylibrary

Standard creation

The standard way to add the IvyDE classpath container is to manipulate the Eclipse™'s "Build Path":

  • Select the project in which you want to create an IvyDE classpath container and open the "Add Libraries" form of Eclipse (in package Explorer, in the context menu of your project choose : [Build Path]/[Add Libraries]).

build path menu
  • Select the "IvyDE Managed Dependencies" item.

add lib
  • Select an ivy.xml or a Maven pom.xml file and the desired configurations.

ivy file def
  • You then might want to use specific settings for your project, a configuration different from the global one. Click on the "Enable project specific settings" check box. For additional configuration options, see the documentation about Eclipse variables.

project specific settings

Now your classpath is set and you can see all dependencies in one unique folder of the package explorer (folder name = ivy-file-name[conf1,conf2]).

cp node