Import the existing Maven project in Eclipse

In the previous section, we created a Maven project, namely, HealthApp. We will now see how we to import this project into the Eclipse IDE:

1. Click on File | import.
2. Type Maven in the search box under Select an import source.
3. Select Existing Maven Projects.
4. Click on Next.
5. Click on Browse, and select the HealthApp folder which is the root of the Maven project. Note that it contains the pom.xml file.
6. Click on Finish.

The project will be imported in Eclipse. Make sure this is what it looks like:

Let's also see how one can create a new Maven project with the Eclipse IDE.