This plugin generates Java Enterprise JavaBean (EJB) file as well as the associated client jar.
ejb:ejb - used by Maven for projects with ejb package type.
General instructions on how to use the EJB Plugin can be found on the usage page. Some more specific use cases are described in the examples given below.
In case you still have questions regarding the plugin's usage, please have a look at the FAQ and feel free to contact the user mailing list. The posts to the mailing list are archived and could already contain the answer to your question as part of an older thread. Hence, it is also worth browsing/searching the mail archive.
If you feel like the plugin is missing a feature or has a defect, you can fill a feature request or bug report in our issue tracker. When creating a new issue, please provide a comprehensive description of your concern. Especially for fixing bugs it is crucial that the developers can reproduce your problem. For this reason, entire debug logs, POMs or most preferably little demo projects attached to the issue are very much appreciated. Of course, patches are welcome, too. Contributors can check out the project from our source repository and will find supplementary information in the guide to helping with Maven.
Important Note: Starting with version 3.0.0 of the plugin all user properties have been removed which means you can't use a property on the command line anymore to configure maven-ejb-plugin. The configuration of the plugin has be done in the pom.xml file instead.
To provide you with better understanding on some usages of the Maven EJB Plugin, you can take a look into the following examples: