Eclipse - How to fix error "No persistence.xml file found in project" JPA issue

eddyparkinson picture eddyparkinson · Jul 17, 2013 · Viewed 28.2k times · Source

Error "No persistence.xml file found in project" in Eclipse.

Aim: Create a new project GWT+App engine+Maven

Steps to create this:

  1. Google eclipse plugin: select "New Web Application Project".
  2. set the name etc.
  3. right-click on the project > Configure > Convert to Maven...
  4. Fix jdoconfig.xml file: xsi has the wrong value. see Validating jdoconfig with incorrect url

Then I get the above error.

The file exists at scr/META-INF/persistence.xml and also war/WEB-INF/classes/META-INF/persistence.xml But is not being found.

Notes: I installed plugins m2e, m2e-wtp and google eclipse plugin

Answer

Gerard Downes picture Gerard Downes · Jul 17, 2013

If you are using eclipse. Try right clicking the Project File -> Build Path -> Configure Build Path

Step 1: Add the folder META-INF to the build path

Step 2: Right click the Project File -> Maven -> Update Project