sample POM file for parent poms

parent.pom

<?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.domain</groupId>
	<artifactId>id</artifactId>
	<packaging>pom</packaging>
	<url>https://domain.com/site/</url>
	<inceptionYear>2011</inceptionYear>
	<version>3.1</version>
	<description>
        This is the parent POM for all related java components.
    </description>
	<name>name</name>
	<properties>
		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
		<source.code.level>1.6</source.code.level>
		<!-- plugin versions via properties -->
		<checkstyle.plugin.version>2.9.1</checkstyle.plugin.version>
		<pmd.plugin.version>2.7.1</pmd.plugin.version>
		<javadoc.plugin.version>2.8.1</javadoc.plugin.version>
		<findbugs.plugin.version>2.5.1</findbugs.plugin.version>
		<surefire.report.plugin.version>2.12</surefire.report.plugin.version>
		<surefire.plugin.version>2.12</surefire.plugin.version>
		<taglist.plugin.version>2.4</taglist.plugin.version>
		<cobertura.plugin.version>2.4</cobertura.plugin.version>
		<javancss.plugin.version>2.0</javancss.plugin.version>
		<jdepend.plugin.version>2.0-beta-2</jdepend.plugin.version>
		<jxr.plugin.version>2.3</jxr.plugin.version>
		<changes.plugin.version>2.6</changes.plugin.version>
		<changelog.plugin.version>2.2</changelog.plugin.version>
		<maven-site-plugin.version>3.0</maven-site-plugin.version>
		<jar.plugin.version>2.3.2</jar.plugin.version>
		<dependency.plugin.version>2.4</dependency.plugin.version>
		<assembly.plugin.version>2.3</assembly.plugin.version>
		<org.springframework.version>3.1.1.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
		<releaseRepoUrl>scp://host/maven/repo</releaseRepoUrl>
		<snapshotRepoUrl>scp://host/maven/snapshot</snapshotRepoUrl>
		<siteUrl>scp://host/maven/site</siteUrl>
		<deployRepoUrl>${releaseRepoUrl}</deployRepoUrl>
	</properties>
	<prerequisites>
		<maven>3.0.0</maven>
	</prerequisites>
	<!-- need the correct (REST) Url for jazz stuff -->
	 <scm>
        <url>https://jazz host</url>
        <connection>scm:jazz:https://jazzhost</connection>
        <developerConnection>scm:jazz:https://host</developerConnection>
    </scm>
	
	<licenses>
		
	</licenses>
	<developers>
		<developer>
			<id>id</id>
			<name>dev name</name>
			<email>email</email>
			<organization>
					org
            </organization>
			<roles>
				<role>Lead Developer</role>
			</roles>
			<timezone>EST</timezone>
		</developer>
		
	</developers>
	<contributors>
		
	</contributors>
	<mailingLists>
		<mailingList>
		
		</mailingList>
		
	</mailingLists>
	<organization>
		<name>org name</name>
		<url>http://domain</url>
	</organization>

	<!-- moved to within the site plugin config -->
	<!-- <reporting> </reporting> -->


	<distributionManagement>
		<repository>
			<id></id>
			<name></name>
			<url>${releaseRepoUrl}</url>
		</repository>
		<snapshotRepository>
			<id></id>
			<name></name>
			<url>${snapshotRepoUrl}</url>
		</snapshotRepository>
		<site>
			<id></id>
			<name></name>
			<url>${siteUrl}</url>
		</site>
	</distributionManagement>

	<reporting>
		<plugins>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>${javadoc.plugin.version}</version>
				<configuration>
					<source>${source.code.level}</source>
					<javadocVersion>${source.code.level}</javadocVersion>
					<links>
						<link>
							http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/
						</link>
					</links>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>${jxr.plugin.version}</version>
				<configuration>
					<aggregate>false</aggregate>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>${pmd.plugin.version}</version>
				<configuration>
					<linkXref>true</linkXref>
					<rulesets>
						<ruleset>/rulesets/basic.xml</ruleset>
						<ruleset>/rulesets/controversial.xml</ruleset>
						<ruleset>/rulesets/imports.xml</ruleset>
						<ruleset>/rulesets/junit.xml</ruleset>
						<ruleset>/rulesets/logging-jakarta-commons.xml</ruleset>
						<ruleset>/rulesets/migrating_to_15.xml</ruleset>
						<ruleset>/rulesets/migrating_to_junit4.xml</ruleset>
						<ruleset>/rulesets/strings.xml</ruleset>
						<ruleset>/rulesets/sunsecure.xml</ruleset>
						<ruleset>/rulesets/typeresolution.xml</ruleset>
						<ruleset>/rulesets/unusedcode.xml</ruleset>
					</rulesets>
					<sourceEncoding>utf-8</sourceEncoding>
					<targetJdk>${source.code.level}</targetJdk>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>${checkstyle.plugin.version}</version>
				<!-- <configuration> <configLocation> build-tools/checkstyle/project-standard-checks.xml 
					</configLocation> </configuration> -->
			</plugin>

			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>2.4</version>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
				<artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>${findbugs.plugin.version}</version>
				<configuration>
					<effort>Max</effort>
					<threshold>Low</threshold>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>${surefire.report.plugin.version}</version>
				<configuration>
					<parallel>methods</parallel>
					<threadCount>4</threadCount>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
				<artifactId>taglist-maven-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>${taglist.plugin.version}</version>
				<configuration>
					<tagListOptions>
						<tagClasses>
							<tagClass>
								<displayName>Todo Work</displayName>
								<tags>
									<tag>
										<matchString>todo</matchString>
										<matchType>ignoreCase</matchType>
									</tag>
									<tag>
										<matchString>FIXME</matchString>
										<matchType>exact</matchType>
									</tag>
									<tag>
										<matchString>XXX</matchString>
										<matchType>exact</matchType>
									</tag>
								</tags>
							</tagClass>
						</tagClasses>
					</tagListOptions>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
				<artifactId>clirr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>2.4</version>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
				<artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>${cobertura.plugin.version}</version>
				<configuration>
					<formats>
						<format>xml</format>
						<format>html</format>
					</formats>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
				<artifactId>javancss-maven-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>${javancss.plugin.version}</version>
			</plugin>
			<!-- need to find the latest/correct one -->
			<!-- <plugin> <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId> <artifactId>jdepend-maven-plugin</artifactId> 
				<version>${jdepend.plugin.version}</version> </plugin> -->

			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-changes-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>${changes.plugin.version}</version>
				<reportSets>
					<reportSet>
						<reports>
							<report>changes-report</report>
						</reports>
					</reportSet>
				</reportSets>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
				<artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>1.3.1</version>
				<reportSets>
					<reportSet>
						<reports>
							<report>dependency-updates-report</report>
							<report>plugin-updates-report</report>
							<report>property-updates-report</report>
						</reports>
					</reportSet>
				</reportSets>
			</plugin>
		</plugins>
	</reporting>
	<build>
		<extensions>
			<extension>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
				<artifactId>wagon-ssh</artifactId>
				<version>2.2</version>
			</extension>
		</extensions>
		<pluginManagement>
			<plugins>
				<plugin>
					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
					<artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
					<version>${maven-site-plugin.version}</version>
					<dependencies>
						<dependency>
							<groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
							<artifactId>wagon-ssh</artifactId>
							<version>2.2</version>
						</dependency>
					</dependencies>

					<configuration>

						<locales>en</locales>
					</configuration>
					<executions>
						<execution>
							<id>attach-descriptor</id>
							<goals>
								<goal>attach-descriptor</goal>
							</goals>
						</execution>
					</executions>
				</plugin>
				<plugin>
					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
					<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
					<version>2.5.1</version>
					<configuration>
						<source>${source.code.level}</source>
						<target>${source.code.level}</target>
					</configuration>
				</plugin>
				<plugin>
					<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
					<version>${jar.plugin.version}</version>
					<configuration>
						<archive>
							<manifest>
								<addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
								<classpathPrefix>lib</classpathPrefix>
								<addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
							</manifest>
							<manifestEntries>
								<Implementation-Build>buildDate: ${maven.build.timestamp}</Implementation-Build>
								<Class-Path>path</Class-Path>
							</manifestEntries>
						</archive>
					</configuration>
				</plugin>
				<plugin>
					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
					<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
					<version>1.1.1</version>
					<executions>
						<execution>
							<id>enforce-plugin-versions</id>
							<goals>
								<goal>enforce</goal>
							</goals>
							<configuration>
								<rules>
									<requireMavenVersion>
										<version>[3.0.0,)</version>
										<message><![CDATA[project build standards require that you use Maven version 3.0.0 or greater.]]></message>
									</requireMavenVersion>
								</rules>
								<rules>
									<requireReleaseDeps>
										<message>No Snapshots Allowed!</message>
									</requireReleaseDeps>
								</rules>
							</configuration>
						</execution>
					</executions>
				</plugin>
				<plugin>
					<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
					<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
					<version>1.0.0</version>
					<configuration>
						<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
							<pluginExecutions>
								<pluginExecution>
									<pluginExecutionFilter>
										<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
										<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
										<versionRange>[2.4,)</versionRange>
										<goals>
											<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
											<goal>unpack</goal>
										</goals>
									</pluginExecutionFilter>
									<action>
										<ignore />
									</action>
								</pluginExecution>
								<pluginExecution>
									<pluginExecutionFilter>
										<groupId>org.jvnet.jax-ws-commons</groupId>
										<artifactId>jaxws-maven-plugin</artifactId>
										<versionRange>[2.2,)</versionRange>
										<goals>
											<goal>wsimport</goal>
										</goals>
									</pluginExecutionFilter>
									<action>
										<ignore></ignore>
									</action>
								</pluginExecution>
							</pluginExecutions>
						</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
					</configuration>
				</plugin>

				<plugin>
					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
					<artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
					<version>2.7</version>
					<configuration>
						<serverId></serverId>
					</configuration>

					<dependencies>
						<dependency>
							<groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
							<artifactId>wagon-ssh</artifactId>
							<version>2.2</version>
						</dependency>
					</dependencies>
				</plugin>
				
				<plugin>
					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
					<artifactId>clirr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
					<version>2.3</version>
				</plugin>


				<plugin>
					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
					<artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
					<version>${surefire.report.plugin.version}</version>
					<configuration>
						<parallel>methods</parallel>
						<threadCount>4</threadCount>
					</configuration>
				</plugin>
				<!-- Jazz/RTC specific stuff here -->
				<!-- Specify the plugins used and their settings when a build (eg: mvn 
					clean package) is performed. -->

				<!-- Add in the Jazz SCM Provider, so that it is known to the system. -->
				<!-- This is needed for the SCM commands to function. -->
				<!-- Not needed as part of a normal build. Eg "mvn clean install" -->
				<plugin>
					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
					<artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
					<version>1.7</version>
					<!-- <configuration>
						<providerImplementations>
							<jazz>jazz</jazz>
						</providerImplementations>
					</configuration>
					<dependencies>
						<dependency>
							<groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
							<artifactId>maven-scm-provider-jazz</artifactId>
							<version>1.7</version>
						</dependency>
					</dependencies> -->
				</plugin>

				<!-- Explicity list the maven-scm-provider-jazz as a dependency of -->
				<!-- the maven-release-plugin so that it can be seen by the -->
				<!-- maven-release-plugin. -->
				<!-- Not needed as part of a normal build. Eg "mvn clean install" -->
				<!-- Only needed when used as part of the release process. -->
				<!-- Eg "mvn -B release:prepare" "mvn -B release:perform" etc -->
				<plugin>
					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
					<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
					<version>2.3.2</version>
					<dependencies>
						<dependency>
							<groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
							<artifactId>maven-scm-provider-jazz</artifactId>
							<version>1.7</version>
						</dependency>
					</dependencies>
				</plugin>
				<!-- end of RTC plugin config -->
				<plugin>
					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
					<artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
					<version>1.3.1</version>
				</plugin>
				<plugin>
					<groupId>org.jvnet.jax-ws-commons</groupId>
					<artifactId>jaxws-maven-plugin</artifactId>
					<version>2.2</version>
				</plugin>
			</plugins>
		</pluginManagement>

		<plugins>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
				<artifactId>clirr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>${surefire.plugin.version}</version>
				<configuration>
					<environmentVariables>
						<environment>dev</environment>
					</environmentVariables>
					<systemProperties>
						<property>
							<name>environment</name>
							<value>${environment}</value>
						</property>
						<property>
							<name>LOG_FULLPATH</name>
							<value>testing.log</value>
						</property>
					</systemProperties>
					<additionalClasspathElements>
						<additionalClasspathElement>.pathto.jar</additionalClasspathElement>
					</additionalClasspathElements>
					<!-- useSystemClassLoader back to true and setting useManifestOnlyJar 
						to false -->
				</configuration>
			</plugin>

			<!-- Jazz/RTC specific stuff here -->
			<!-- Specify the plugins used and their settings when a build (eg: mvn 
				clean package) is performed. -->

			<!-- Add in the Jazz SCM Provider, so that it is known to the system. -->
			<!-- This is needed for the SCM commands to function. -->
			<!-- Not needed as part of a normal build. Eg "mvn clean install" -->
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
			</plugin>

			<!-- Explicity list the maven-scm-provider-jazz as a dependency of -->
			<!-- the maven-release-plugin so that it can be seen by the -->
			<!-- maven-release-plugin. -->
			<!-- Not needed as part of a normal build. Eg "mvn clean install" -->
			<!-- Only needed when used as part of the release process. -->
			<!-- Eg "mvn -B release:prepare" "mvn -B release:perform" etc -->
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
			</plugin>
			<!-- end of RTC plugin config -->

			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
				<artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
				<configuration>
					<excludes>
						<exclude>org.apache.axis2:*</exclude>
						<exclude>org.apache.ws.commons:*</exclude>
						<exclude>org.jibx:*</exclude>
					</excludes>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.jvnet.jax-ws-commons</groupId>
				<artifactId>jaxws-maven-plugin</artifactId>
			</plugin>
		</plugins>
	</build>

	<dependencies>
		<dependency>
			<groupId>javax.mail</groupId>
			<artifactId>mail</artifactId>
			<version>1.4.5</version>
			<type>jar</type>
		</dependency>
		
	</dependencies>
	<dependencyManagement>
		<dependencies>
		</dependencies>
	</dependencyManagement>
	<modules>
		
		<!-- <module>mod1</module> -->
	</modules>
</project>