In the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager, you can use the application loader tool to allow BlackBerry device users to download a BlackBerry device application onto their computers and install the application on their BlackBerry devices. For more information about how to distribute a BlackBerry device application from the BlackBerry Desktop Manager, see the BlackBerry Java Application - Core - Development Guide . For more information about using .alx files, see the Application Loader Online Help.

1. In the Package Explorer view, expand a BlackBerry device application project.
2. Double-click the BlackBerry_App_Descriptor.xml file.
3. Click the Build tab.
4. Select Generate .alx file (Desktop Deployment / BlackBerry Enterprise Server Push).
5. Distribute the .alx file and the .cod files for the BlackBerry device application to BlackBerry device users.