Configuring OpenElis in IntelliJ For Development

You need plugin to run Jetty Server. For that follow the given steps:
-Go on IntelliJ IDEA preferences
-Plugins from Left Side Bar
-Search for Jetty plugin
-Enable Jetty Integration and Apply it.
Note: If Jetty will not show in plugins then click Browse repositories... and install plugin from web.

Now Right click on /openelis folder and go inside 'Open Module Settings' and follow the given steps:

On the left hand side:
a) select Project-> You will see Project name: openelis
b) select Modules
     ->click on Add '+' button above the project name 'openelis' with folder icon is showed
     ->add 'Web' from list of options to 'openelis'
     ->click on 'Web' the following information you will see:
           * In Deployment Descriptors section the path for 'web.xml' is like
                      /Users/jaiprak/dock/OpenElis/openelis/WebContent/WEB-INF/web.xml
           * In Web Resource Directories section the web resource directories path is like
                     /Users/jaiprak/dock/OpenElis/openelis/WebContent
               and Path Relative to deployment Root is '/' only.
           * In Source Roots section at the end the checkbox will be enabled for given source like
                     /Users/jaiprak/dock/OpenElis/openelis/src

      ->Click openelis
               Sources tab -> Under the 'Mark as' section it will show directory structure path of openelis of marked Sources|Tests|Resources etc. like
                     /Users/jaiprak/dock/OpenElis/openelis
               Paths tab -> 'Inherit project compile output path' should be enable so that
                            Output path: /Users/jaiprak/dock/OpenElis/openelis/out/production/openelis
                     Test output path: /Users/jaiprak/dock/OpenElis/openelis/out/test/openelis

c) select Artifacts
     ->click Add '+' button on the top
     ->select Web Aplication: Exploded
     ->select From Modules -> select openelis

            After that the shown information is like that
               Output directory: /Users/jaiprak/dock/OpenElis/openelis/out/artifacts/openelis_Web_exploded
                                Type: Web Aplication: Exploded
d) select Libraries
       -> click Add '+' button-> Java and give library path for test i.e.
                /Users/jaiprak/dock/OpenElis/openelis/test/lib
       -> click Add '+' button-> Java and give library path for app i.e.
               /Users/jaiprak/dock/OpenElis/openelis/WebContent/WEB-INF/lib
       -> Give seperate name to them like 'lib' and 'lib2'.
       -> We don't need Sources we need only Classes so remove Sources using '-' button at the bottom.
e) select Facets -> Detection -> check Enable framework detection.