Creating the Workspace

You need to create and configure an Eclipse workspace capable of interacting with the JBoss application server when you are running or debugging the application.

Launch Visual COBOL for Eclipse.
When prompted for a workspace, specify the path to the folder that you extracted the source files to.
If you are presented with the Welcome page, click Open COBOL Perspective.
This loads a set of views within the IDE that are associated with COBOL development. Use the Project Explorer to show that the workspace is empty as you have not yet imported the projects into Eclipse.
If you have not already installed the JBoss tools plugin:
1. Click Help > Eclipse Marketplace
  This opens the Eclipse Marketplace dialog box.
2. In the Find field, type JBoss Tools, and then press Enter.
3. Find the JBoss Tools 4.5.3.Final plugin in the returned results list, and then click Install.
4. In the Confirm Selected Features page, click Confirm.
5. Accept the license agreement, and then click Finish.
  If you receive a security warning, click Install anyway.
6. When prompted to restart Eclipse, click Restart Now.
  
  Note: If this is the first time the workspace settings have been changed then Eclipse might prompt you to store preference information.
Once you have downloaded the JBoss tools plugin you need to add the server runtime environment:
1. Click Window > Preferences > Server > Runtime Environments.
2. Click Add.
  This opens the New Server Runtime Environment dialog box.
3. Expand Red Hat JBoss Middleware, and then click Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 Runtime.
4. Click Next.
  This opens the New Server Runtime Environment dialog box.
5. Next to the Home Directory field, click Browse, and then select the folder containing JBoss EAP.
6. Click OK.
7. Ensure that you are using a Java 8 JRE runtime.
8. Click Finish.
9. Click Apply and Close.