Import from Maven. Page 1
Use this page to specify the import preferences. The default import settings are defined in the Maven Integration dialog.
Item | Description |
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Root directory | Specify the directory where the Maven projects you want to import are located. |
Search for projects recursively | Select this checkbox to make import look for the nested |
Project format | Select the format in which you want to store your project. For the details on the two available formats, refer to the Working with projects section. |
Keep project files in | Select this checkbox to specify the desired location for storing project and module files. |
Import Maven projects automatically | Select this checkbox if you want IntelliJ IDEA to perform reimport automatically each time you change your |
Create IntelliJ IDEA modules for aggregator projects (with 'pom' packaging) | Clear this checkbox to skip creating IntelliJ IDEA modules. You might want to do that if the Maven project you import is an aggregator, and its |
Create module groups for multi-module Maven projects | If this checkbox is selected, IntelliJ IDEA will create a module group from an aggregative Maven project, with the nested modules included in this group. |
Keep source and test folders on reimport | If this checkbox is selected, the source and test folders are kept when you reimport a project. |
Exclude build directory | Clear this checkbox to disable the automatic exclusion of target folders. Note if a |
Use Maven output directories | If this checkbox is not selected, the build is created in the regular IntelliJ IDEA's output directory |
Generated sources folders | Specify the directory of your source root when you reimport a project. You can select one of the following options:
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Phase to be used for folders update | Select Maven phase to be used for folders update. This might be useful if you adjust your plugins so that the additional sources are loaded at some phase. |
Automatically download | Specify the automatic download of sources and documentation comments into a local repository when you open a Maven project. You can select one or both of the following checkboxes:
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Dependency types | Use this field to specify dependency types that you want to include in your import. |
Environment settings | Click this button to specify Maven Environment settings. |