diff --git a/tools-ng/common/xsl/build-template.xsl b/tools-ng/common/xsl/build-template.xsl
index 7bd0c2881..b15dafb6c 100755
--- a/tools-ng/common/xsl/build-template.xsl
+++ b/tools-ng/common/xsl/build-template.xsl
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@
 
   <xsl:template name="TargetDeploy">
     <xsl:variable name="name" select="@name"/>
-    <!-- Deploy hooks -->
+
     <xsl:for-each select="/ccm:project/ccm:build/ccm:application">
       <xsl:variable name="name" select="@name"/>
       <xsl:variable
@@ -886,6 +886,8 @@
       <xsl:variable name="hassrcdir"
            select="$application/ccm:directories/ccm:directory[@name='src'] or
                    not($application/ccm:directories)"/>
+
+      <!-- Deploy hooks -->
       <xsl:if test="$application/@buildHooks">
         <target name="deploy-{$name}-hook" depends="init">
           <ant target="deploy-hook" dir="{$name}" inheritRefs="true">
@@ -895,19 +897,7 @@
           </ant>
         </target>
       </xsl:if>
-      <!-- Deploy War -->
-      <target name="deploy-war-{$name}" depends="init,jar-classes-{$name}">
-        <mkdir dir="${{deploy.war.dir}}"/>
-        <mkdir dir="{$name}/${{lib.dir}}"/>
-        <war destfile="${{deploy.war.dir}}/${{apps.{$name}.name}}-${{apps.{$name}.version}}.war"
-             webxml="{$name}/${{web.dir}}/WEB-INF/web.xml">
-          <fileset dir="{$name}/${{web.dir}}">
-            <exclude name="WEB-INF/web.xml"/>
-          </fileset>
-          <lib dir="{$name}/${{lib.dir}}"/>
-          <classes dir="{$name}/${{build.classes.dir}}"/>
-        </war>
-      </target>
+
       <!-- Deploy Jar -->
       <target name="deploy-jar-classes-{$name}" depends="init,jar-classes-{$name}">
         <mkdir dir="${{deploy.lib.dir.{$name}}}"/>
@@ -920,6 +910,7 @@
           </xsl:call-template>
         </xsl:for-each>
       </target>
+
         <!-- Deploy classes -->
       <xsl:if test="$hassrcdir or $haspdldir">
         <target name="deploy-classes-{$name}" depends="init,build-{$name}">
@@ -1118,6 +1109,148 @@
   <xsl:template name="TargetPackage">
     <xsl:variable name="name" select="@name"/>
 
+    <!-- Step through the list of modules to compile and package as specified in project.xml -->
+    <xsl:for-each select="/ccm:project/ccm:build/ccm:application">
+
+      <xsl:variable name="name" select="@name"/>
+      <xsl:variable name="application"
+                    select="document(concat(@name,'/application.xml'),/ccm:project)/ccm:application"/>
+      <xsl:variable name="buildhooks" select="$application/@buildHooks"/>
+      <!-- Check if module uses pdl  -->
+      <xsl:variable name="haspdldir"
+           select="$application/ccm:directories/ccm:directory[@name='pdl'] or
+                   not($application/ccm:directories)"/>
+      <!-- Check if module uses sql  -->
+      <xsl:variable name="hassqldir"
+           select="$application/ccm:directories/ccm:directory[@name='sql'] or
+                   not($application/ccm:directories)"/>
+      <!-- Check if module uses an additional src dir to compile  -->
+      <xsl:variable name="hassrcdir"
+           select="$application/ccm:directories/ccm:directory[@name='src'] or
+                   not($application/ccm:directories)"/>
+
+
+    <!-- Package hooks -->
+      <xsl:if test="$application/@buildHooks">
+        <target name="package-{$name}-hook" depends="init">
+          <ant target="deploy-hook" dir="{$name}" inheritRefs="true">
+            <xsl:attribute name="antfile">
+              <xsl:value-of select="$application/@buildHooks"/>
+            </xsl:attribute>
+          </ant>
+        </target>
+      </xsl:if>
+
+
+      <!-- Package Jar Classes -->
+      <target name="package-jar-classes-{$name}" depends="init,jar-classes-{$name}">
+        <mkdir dir="${{package.dir}}/binaries/"/>
+        <copy todir="${{package.dir}}/binaries/"
+              file="{$name}/${{build.dir}}/${{apps.{$name}.name}}-${{apps.{$name}.version}}.jar"/>
+      <!--
+        <xsl:for-each select="$application/ccm:systemPackages/ccm:package">
+          <xsl:call-template name="TargetDeploySystemJar">
+            <xsl:with-param name="name" select="$name"/>
+            <xsl:with-param name="package" select="@path"/>
+          </xsl:call-template>
+        </xsl:for-each>
+      -->
+      </target>
+
+      <!-- Package pdl -->
+      <xsl:if test="$haspdldir">
+        <target name="package-pdl-{$name}" depends="init,jar-pdl-{$name}">
+
+          <mkdir dir="${{package.dir}}/binaries/"/>
+          <copy todir="${{package.dir}}/binaries/">
+            <fileset dir="{$name}/${{build.dir}}">
+              <include name="*pdl.jar"/>
+            </fileset>
+          </copy>   
+          
+        </target>
+      </xsl:if>
+
+      <!-- Package sql -->
+      <xsl:if test="$hassqldir or $haspdldir">
+        <target  name="package-sql-{$name}"
+              depends="init,generate-ddl-{$name},jar-sql-{$name}">
+          <mkdir dir="${{package.dir}}/binaries/"/>
+          <copy todir="${{package.dir}}/binaries/">
+            <fileset dir="{$name}/${{build.dir}}">
+              <include name="*sql.jar"/>
+            </fileset>
+          </copy>
+        </target>
+      </xsl:if>
+
+      <!-- Package external libs, not developed by the CCM project.
+           Located in a modules lib directory.                       -->
+      <target name="package-lib-{$name}" depends="init">
+        <mkdir dir="${{package.dir}}/binaries/{$name}/lib/"/>
+        <copy todir="${{package.dir}}/binaries/{$name}/lib/" preservelastmodified="true">
+          <fileset dir="{$name}">
+            <include name="${{lib.dir}}/**"/>
+          </fileset>
+          <mapper type="glob" to="*" from="${{lib.dir}}${{file.separator}}*"/>
+        </copy>
+      </target>
+
+      <!-- Package web directory -->
+      <target name="package-web-{$name}" depends="init">
+        <mkdir dir="${{package.dir}}/binaries/{$name}/web/"/>
+        <copy todir="${{package.dir}}/binaries/{$name}/web/">
+          <fileset dir="{$name}">
+            <include name="${{web.dir}}/**"/>
+          </fileset>
+          <mapper type="glob" to="*" from="${{web.dir}}${{file.separator}}*"/>
+        </copy>
+      </target>
+
+
+      <!-- Package an app by combining all necessary steps -->
+      <target name="package-{$name}" description="Packages the '{$name}' application">
+        <xsl:attribute name="depends">
+          <xsl:text>init</xsl:text>
+          <xsl:text>,build-</xsl:text><xsl:value-of select="@name"/>
+          <xsl:if test="$buildhooks"><xsl:value-of
+                  select="concat(',package-',$name,'-hook')"/></xsl:if>
+          <xsl:value-of select="concat(',package-jar-classes-',$name)"/>
+          <xsl:if test="$haspdldir">
+              <xsl:value-of select="concat(',package-pdl-',$name)"/>
+          </xsl:if>
+          <xsl:if test="$hassqldir or $haspdldir">
+              <xsl:value-of select="concat(',package-sql-',$name)"/>
+          </xsl:if>
+          <!--
+          <xsl:if test="$hassrcdir or $haspdldir"><xsl:value-of
+                  select="concat(',package-classes-',$name)"/></xsl:if>
+          <xsl:value-of select="concat(',package-bin-',$name)"/>
+          -->
+          <xsl:value-of select="concat(',package-lib-',$name)"/>
+          <xsl:value-of select="concat(',package-web-',$name)"/>
+        </xsl:attribute>
+        <echo message="Package created for '{$name}' in ${{package.dir}}/binaries/"/>
+      </target>
+
+    </xsl:for-each>
+
+    <!-- Master package -->
+                      <!-- depends="init,deploy-global,deploy-local,copy-webxml" -->
+    <!-- Step through the list of modules and package each one built  -->
+    <target name="package">
+      <xsl:attribute name="description">
+          Builds all applications and creates binary packages for each module
+      </xsl:attribute>
+      <xsl:attribute name="depends">
+        <xsl:text>init</xsl:text>
+        <xsl:for-each select="/ccm:project/ccm:build/ccm:application">
+          <xsl:variable name="name" select="@name"/>
+          <xsl:text>,package-</xsl:text><xsl:value-of select="@name"/>
+        </xsl:for-each>
+      </xsl:attribute>
+      <!-- <mkdir dir="${{package.dir}}"/>  -->
+    </target>
 
   </xsl:template>  <!-- TargetPackage -->
 
@@ -1152,7 +1285,7 @@
       <xsl:variable name="context" select="@webxml"/>
       
         <!-- web.xml will be copied implicitly from deployed WEB-INF! -->
-        <war>
+        <war needxmlfile="False" >
           <xsl:attribute name="destfile">
           <xsl:text>${ccm.project.dir}/</xsl:text><xsl:value-of select="@name"/>
           <xsl:text>-</xsl:text><xsl:value-of select="@version"/>
diff --git a/tools-ng/ecdc/README.txt b/tools-ng/ecdc/README.txt
index 5724d48b3..a79993ae9 100644
--- a/tools-ng/ecdc/README.txt
+++ b/tools-ng/ecdc/README.txt
@@ -41,34 +41,47 @@ Oracle 10g RDBMS or PostgresQL up to version 8.2
 (c)  If you don't already have a project.xml file in place, copy the file
      project.xml.complete, too, and rename it to project.xml
      Comment out those modules to don't need. Keep the included modules in sync
-     with the bundles application file! (see later)
+     with the bundles application file! (see later).
+     Specify name, version, release as you need, don't alter the other
+     attributes (exp. ccmVersion and webapps)!
 
 (d)  Edit the file local.ccm.properties and replace the specified bundle name
-     by your working bundle
+     by your working bundle. Keep the list of modules in sync with
+     project.xml!
 
-(e)  ant install-tomcat  will install a test environment (Tomcat 6) into
-     the runtime directory
+(e)  ant install-tomcat 
+     will create a runtime directory and install Tomcat 6 for testing. 
 
-(f)  ant configure will create the compile and deploy tasks
+(f)  ant configure 
+     will create the compile and deploy tasks
 
-(g)  ant deploy will compile and deploy into your test environment (runtime)
+(g)  ant deploy 
+     will compile and deploy into your test environment (runtime)
 
-(h)  ant load-bundle will load the database. May take several minutes!
+(h)  ant load-bundle 
+     will load the database. May take several minutes!
 
-(i)  ant start  will start tomcat
+(i)  ant start  
+     will start tomcat
 
 (j)  Open your browser:
          http://localhost:8080/
          http://localhost:8080/ccm/content-center/
 
-(k)  ant create-war will create a war file of the deployed project for
+(k)  ant create-war 
+     will create a war file from the deployed project for
      installation in any Tomcat 6 compliant servlet container. 
 
+(l)  ant package
+     will create a repository of binary modules which may serve
+     as a base for distribution and user install & maintenance
+
+
 
 4. NOTES
 
 Configuration:
-	ccm-ldn-aplaws/bundles/* ("complete" bundle is default)
+	ccm-ldn-aplaws/bundles/* ("devel" bundle is default)
 	local.build.properties
 	local.runtime.properties
 	local.ccm.properties
diff --git a/tools-ng/ecdc/project.xml.complete b/tools-ng/ecdc/project.xml.complete
index d81c89d11..db4d04e8a 100644
--- a/tools-ng/ecdc/project.xml.complete
+++ b/tools-ng/ecdc/project.xml.complete
@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@
      Comment out those modules to don't need. Keep the included modules in sync
      with the bundles application file!                                      -->
 
-<ccm:project name="aplaws-svn"
-       prettyName="aplaws-svn"
-       ccmVersion="6.1" 
-       type="application"
-       webxml="web.xml-aplaws"
-       xsi:schemaLocation="http://ccm.redhat.com/ccm-project file:tools/devel/xsd/project.xsd"
-       xmlns:ccm="http://ccm.redhat.com/ccm-project"
-       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-       version="2.9.2"
-       release="1">
+<ccm:project  xmlns:ccm="http://ccm.redhat.com/ccm-project"
+              xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+     xsi:schemaLocation="http://ccm.redhat.com/ccm-project file:tools/devel/xsd/project.xsd"
+             ccmVersion="6.1" 
+                   name="aplaws"
+             prettyName="APLAWS plus"
+                   type="application"
+                version="1-0-5"
+                release="alpha-1"
+                 webxml="web.xml-aplaws"
+                 webapp="ROOT" >
 
   <!-- List all target databases here -->
   <ccm:databases>