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Improve notes for the import into IntelliJ IDEA 

Closes gh-16874
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Rossen Stoyanchev 2019-05-15 11:34:16 -04:00 committed by Stephane Nicoll
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=== Importing into IntelliJ IDEA === Importing into IntelliJ IDEA
The separate Maven import process that IntelliJ IDEA uses to parse a project structure **Please, do this first!!!**
requires more memory. Before importing the project, we recommend increasing the memory Go to `Preferences | Build, Execution, Deployment | Build Tools | Maven | Importing`
allocation in `Preferences | Build, Execution, Deployment | Build Tools | Maven | and set `VM options for importer` to `-Xmx2g` to allocate sufficient memory for IDEA's
Importing`. Set the `VM options for importer` option to `-Xmx2g`. Maven import process to parse the Spring Boot project structure. _Not doing so could
mean the import fails silently, leaving the project setup incomplete._
To open the project in IntelliJ IDEA, select "`File`" -> "`Open`" and then click on the For the actual import use "`File`" -> "`Open`" and select the root `pom.xml`, or the
root `pom.xml`. `spring-boot-project/pom.xml` if you only want the Spring Boot project sources.