Java Programmer in Desperate need of help

So I recently took a new job after being with the same company for nine years. I did fine there, but it was basically the same thing all the time, several different applications all basically set up the same way. Once I could fix one, I could fix them all. But my new job is taking over a single massive application with a company that just got the contract. As these things go, the company that lost the contract left little documentation. I'm having issues setting up my development environment. There are about half a dozen third party software packages that are used. Everything is set up on Weblogic, with which I have practically no experience. I've made baby-steps getting the project to run on my IDE (two different ones, actually, I've been working on the issue from two different angles), but I'm not progressing nearly as fast as I should be. My boss understands that this is not my forte as I've always had others to configure my local machine and set up my development environment, but its getting to the point where I NEED to make some progress. I'm doing research online for specific issues, and have implemented some solutions there, but most of the time the solutions I read about are Greek to me. I wouldn't be surprised if I'm missing something very basic and simple. I don't even know enough to know what questions to ask.



What are my options as far as getting things up and running so I can do some actual Java programming? Are there online consultants? Do I put an add on craigslist for help?



I want to get better at this, but I don't even know where to start. There is a wealth of information online and I have access to books and courses through my new employer, but I don't know where I should focus my efforts.



Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advanced.

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