how to use pom.xml in preexisting project which is not using Maven previously

[pallavi chaudhari]

how to use pom.xml in preexisting project which is not using Manev previously??

I have writen pom.xml....

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>com.test</groupId>
    <artifactId>TestMaven</artifactId>
    <packaging>war</packaging>
    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <name>TestMaven Maven Webapp</name>
    <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>junit</groupId>
            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
            <version>3.8.1</version>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.zkoss.zk</groupId>
            <artifactId>zk</artifactId>
            <version>3.5.1</version>
            <scope>compile</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>jasperreports</groupId>
            <artifactId>jasperreports</artifactId>
            <version>3.5.1</version>
            <scope>compile</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
            <version>1.2.14</version>
            <scope>compile</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.oracle</groupId>
            <artifactId>classes12</artifactId>
            <version>10.2.0.2.0</version>
            <scope>compile</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>taglibs</groupId>
            <artifactId>standard</artifactId>
            <version>1.0.6</version>
            <scope>compile</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>itext</groupId>
            <artifactId>itext</artifactId>
            <version>1.3.1</version>
            <scope>compile</scope>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>
    <build>
        <finalName>TestMaven</finalName>
    </build>
    <properties>
        <netbeans.hint.deploy.server>Tomcat60</netbeans.hint.deploy.server>
    </properties>
</project>

what is next??please help....

[David Newton]

I'm not sure what you're asking.

I'd recommend using the standard Maven directory layout to avoid problems. Other than that, what happens when you try to do anything with Maven?

[Peter Johnson]

Let's continue this discussion in your other post.
http://www.coderanch.com/t/463347/Ant-Maven-Other-Build-Tools/configure-my-already-existing-project