If you want to use a maven pom.xml instead of ivy.xml file, you just have to select a pom file in the configuration form of IvyDE class path. When a maven pom is selected, the configurations list is updated with all maven scopes. Both examples below are a good illustration of maven pom use simplicity : <ul> <li><a href="#one">Maven1 sample</a></li> <li><a href="#two">Maven2 sample</a></li> </ul> <h1><a name="one"></a>Maven1 Sample</h1> This sample presents a simple use case of maven pom for IvyDE class path container. We are going to create an eclipse project on commons-httpclient sources. <b> - Download the <a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/commons-httpclient/3.0/source/commons-httpclient-3.0-src.zip">commons httpclient sources</a></b> <b> - Unzip this file (c:/tmp/commons-httpclient/)</b> <b> - Create a new Eclipse java project based on the unzipped sources (c:/tmp/commons-httpclient/)</b> <center> <img src="../images/httpProject_errors.jpg"><br /> <u><b>Notes:</b></u> your project do not compile: some imports cannot be resolved. </center> <b> - Add a new class path container based on the "project.xml" pom and select "default" configuration (maven scope)</b> <center> <img src="../images/httpProject_pom.jpg"> </center> <b> - That's all : your project compiles !</b> <center> <img src="../images/httpProject_clean.jpg"> </center> <h1><a name="two"></a>Maven2 Sample</h1> This sample shows that IvyDE Class path container on a Maven2 pom can handle transitive dependancies. <b> - Create a new empty java project in eclipse.</b> <b> - In your project, create an <tt>ivysettings.xml</tt> file: </b> <code><ivysettings> <conf defaultResolver="ibiblio"/> <resolvers> <ibiblio name="ibiblio" /> </resolvers> </ivysettings> </code> Using the m2compatible attribute, you can benefit from Maven2 repository compatibility. <b> - In your project, create a <tt>pom.xml</tt> file: </b> <code> <project> <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> <groupId>com.mycompany</groupId> <artifactId>myproject</artifactId> <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version> <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId> <artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId> <version>3.0</version> </dependency> </dependencies> </project> </code> <b> - On the pom.xml file, open the context menu and click on "Add Ivy Library...":</b> <ul> <li>Select "Enable project specific settings" and set the "Ivy setting path" to: <tt>project:///ivysettings.xml</tt> </li> <li>Select the configuration <tt>compile</tt> and <tt>runtime</tt></li> </ul> <center> <img src="../images/maven2classpath1.jpg"/> </center> <b> - That's all ! Your IvyDE class path container gets all dependencies even those that were transitive to the commons-httpclient module !</b> <center> <img src="../images/maven2classpath2.jpg"/> </center>