Basic Maven Project Setup and Cleaning Instructions

If you encounter issues with your Maven project, follow these steps:

Initial Setup

1. Copy the Maven project under your workspace
2. Import it as existing Maven project in your workspace
3. Then Force update maven project
   • Right click on project → Maven → Update Project
   • Check "Force Update of Snapshots/Releases"
   • Click OK

If Initial Setup Doesn't Work

1. Run Maven Goals - clean compile
   • Right click on project → Run as → Maven Build
   • Goals: clean compile
   • Click Run
2. Project clean
   • Right click on project → Clean...
   • This should download the dependencies

If Problems Persist

If the above steps don't work:

1. Exit from STS (IDE)
2. Delete <repository> folder from under .m2 directory
3. Re-enter IDE
4. Then Force update maven project
5. Run Maven clean and project clean
   • Right click on project → Maven → Update Project
   • Right click on project → Run as → Maven Build → Goals: clean compile
   • Right click on project → Clean...

This should download maven dependencies properly.