Intellij Idea 9 – Importing a Maven Groovy project

To import a Maven Groovy project into Intellij Idea 9:

• File > New Project
• Select ‘Import project from external model’.  Click [Next]
• Select ‘Maven’. Click  [Next]
• In the root directory window, navigate to the top-level directory of the Maven-Groovy project. Click [Next]
• Accept default offered for ‘Select Maven projects to import’. Click [Next]
• Accept default offered for project name. Click [Finish]
• All done!

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Intellij Idea 8 Hints

These notes apply to Intellij Idea 8. They may apply to other versions.

To add a jar file to a project

• Highlight project in project tree
• Right-click (Ctrl-Click) and select ‘Module Settings’
• Libraries > Add
• Select an existing library or create a new one
• Select the library in the middle pane
• In right-hand pane, ‘Attach Classes’ and navigate to the jar file
• Select and apply