diff --git a/build - Shortcut.lnk b/build - Shortcut.lnk
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diff --git a/documentation/Functions.md b/documentation/Functions.md
index 9ef2396e..01d7fbef 100644
--- a/documentation/Functions.md
+++ b/documentation/Functions.md
@@ -40,3 +40,12 @@ cobiGenJava("path/to/java/file/MyEntity.java",[1,3,5,6,8])
 createDevon4jProject("cobigenexample")
 
 ***
+
+### buildJava
+#### parameter 
+1. The project directory
+2. Indicator whether tests should be run
+#### example 
+buildJava("cobigenexample", true)
+
+***
diff --git a/runners/console/index.ts b/runners/console/index.ts
index bb1219db..f42a6dc3 100644
--- a/runners/console/index.ts
+++ b/runners/console/index.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ export class Console extends Runner {
         return null;
     }
 
+    runBuildJava(step: Step, command: Command): RunResult {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     async assertInstallDevonfwIde(step: Step, command: Command, result: RunResult) {
         let installedTools = command.parameters[0];
 
@@ -120,6 +124,11 @@ export class Console extends Runner {
         .fileExits(path.join(workspaceDir, command.parameters[0], "core", "src", "main", "java", "com", "example", "application", command.parameters[0], "SpringBootApp.java"));
     }
 
+    async assertbuildJava(step: Step, command: Command, result: RunResult) {
+        console.log("assertbuildJava exceptions");
+    }
+
+
     private executeCommandSync(command: string, directory: string, result: RunResult, input?: string) {
         if(result.returnCode != 0) return;
 
diff --git a/runners/katacoda/index.ts b/runners/katacoda/index.ts
index 459ea488..28df6699 100644
--- a/runners/katacoda/index.ts
+++ b/runners/katacoda/index.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,31 @@ export class Katacoda extends Runner {
         return null;
     }
 
+    runCreateDevon4jProject(step: Step, command: Command): RunResult{
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    runBuildJava(step: Step, command: Command): RunResult{
+        
+        //cdCommand needs to be added
+        let cdCommand = "";
+
+        let skipTestDescr = "";
+        let skipTest = "";
+        
+        if(command.parameters[1] == true){
+            skipTest = '-Dmaven.test.skip=' + command.parameters[1];
+            skipTestDescr = "We do not need to execute the test cases, so we can skip them by using the option '-Dmaven.test.skip=true'."
+        }
+        this.steps.push({
+            "title": "Build the java project",
+            "text": "step" + this.stepsCount + ".md"
+        });
+        this.renderTemplate("buildJava.md", this.outputPathTutorial + "step" + (this.stepsCount++) + ".md", { text: step.text, textAfter: step.textAfter, cdCommand: cdCommand, skipTest: skipTest, skipTestDescr: skipTestDescr});
+        return null;
+
+    }
+
     private renderTemplate(name: string, targetPath: string, variables) {
         let template = fs.readFileSync(path.join(this.getRunnerDirectory(),"templates", name), 'utf8');
         let result = ejs.render(template, variables);
diff --git a/runners/katacoda/templates/buildJava.md b/runners/katacoda/templates/buildJava.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7a3c51e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runners/katacoda/templates/buildJava.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<%= text; %>
+
+<%= cdCommand; %>
+ 
+Use the following devon command to build the java project.
+
+`devon mvn clean install <%= skipTest; %>`{{execute}}
+
+The maven command 'clean' will clear the target directory beforehand. 
+
+<%= skipTestDescr; %>
+
+<%= textAfter; %>
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