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You can check if JDeveloper sees the new dependencies in Applications tab, by expanding 'library' icons. The jar files should reveal full content. If you do not see jar files structure check .jpr file for proper library URLs. For example, with targetID
'oracle' and artifactId 'ojdbc', the jdeveloper plugin assumed defined that ojdbc14.jar file is in the .maven/repository/ojdbc/jars, contrary to the
definition of targetId as being the directory in repository.
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