Adding external JAR to Maven project in NetBeans

Question

When I right click on my Maven project and choose the Add dependency option and I type my external jar\'s name in query, it is not found. How to add external jar to

Answer 1

In Netbeans, the approach to adding dependencies that are not in repository is reversed. First come up with maven coordinates in the Add Dependency dialog. Then right click on the new dependency node and trigger "Manually install Artifact" action.