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Creating a Grails Application Module

You can create a new project with a Grails module or add a new Grails module to an existing project.

To create a Grails Application module

  1. Do one of the following:
    • If you are going to create a new project: click Create New Project on the Welcome screen or select File | New | Project.

      As a result, the New Project wizard opens.

    • If you are going to add a module to an existing project: open the projectyou want to add a module to, and select File | New | Module.

      As a result, the New Module wizard opens.

  2. On the first page of the wizard, in the left-hand pane, select Grails. In the right-hand part of the page, specify the following setting:
    • Project SDK that you are going to use.
    • Grails SDK Home - select a local Grails installation that is represented by a library.
    • Create create-app or create-plugin - select one of these options depending on what you want to create.
    • Options - specify additional options.

    Click Next.

  3. Specify the name and location settings. For more information, see Project Name and Location or Module Name and Location.

    Click Finish.

Last modified: 24 July 2018

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