OAF - Cant find server.xml ?

How to create server.xml if its not there in your $JAVA_TOP/...server/ folder
Many a times server.xml is not packaged with other objects in server folder for may packages. If you are lucky you may find it, but if you dont, then you will have to create it or ask oracle support to provide one.
I find the approach of recreating it much easier .

Approach1 : (Easy)
Create the business component package for java in Jdev mentioning the path till the server folder. It will create the server.xml file.
Now you have to add all your VO,EO and AM's in this package by selecting the package in jdev and click on the file menu > open button. Select all the files. Now all your VO,EO and AM's will be added to this server.xml
Pros: Simple and faster
Cons: leaves the VO/EO/AM in edit mode at users mercy to do something dumb and modify them.

Approach2 : (little hassle)
Take server.xml from some other folder from your /myprojects/..../server folder and add each and every entry for VO, VL, LOV, AM, EO manually. Agrred its a lot of pain , specially if you have to add 25 objects so
forexample : code from server.xml



Name="server"
SeparateXMLFiles="true"
PackageName="oracle.apps.imc.i.am.creating.this.server" >




Name="outthenameofAM"
FullName="oracle.apps.imc.i.am.creating.this.server.putthenameofAM"
ObjectType="AppModule" >

Name="putthenameofVO"
FullName="oracle.apps.imc.i.am.creating.this.server.putthenameofVO"
ObjectType="ViewObject" >



Now add this server.xml file to your project.jpr, you can see all the objects imported correctly
Pros: when you click on any VO, notice all the options are greyed out, so you cant accidentally modify them.
cons: its hard to manually edit the server.xml and add entries of each object.

But you know what , both approaches work and you can choose whatever works for you.