diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.charting/.eclipse-pmd b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.charting/.eclipse-pmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..009786d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.charting/.eclipse-pmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<eclipse-pmd xmlns="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8 http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/eclipse-pmd-0.8.xsd">
+  <analysis enabled="true" />
+  <rulesets>
+    <ruleset name="EASE Rules" ref="org.eclipse.ease.modules.releng/pmd/pmd_rules.xml" refcontext="workspace" />
+  </rulesets>
+</eclipse-pmd>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.charting/.project b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.charting/.project
index 3134ccb..2bf759a 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.charting/.project
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.charting/.project
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
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 		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
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 		<nature>net.sf.eclipsecs.core.CheckstyleNature</nature>
 		<nature>edu.umd.cs.findbugs.plugin.eclipse.findbugsNature</nature>
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 	</natures>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.help/.eclipse-pmd b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.help/.eclipse-pmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..009786d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.help/.eclipse-pmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<eclipse-pmd xmlns="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8 http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/eclipse-pmd-0.8.xsd">
+  <analysis enabled="true" />
+  <rulesets>
+    <ruleset name="EASE Rules" ref="org.eclipse.ease.modules.releng/pmd/pmd_rules.xml" refcontext="workspace" />
+  </rulesets>
+</eclipse-pmd>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.help/.project b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.help/.project
index 5d3165b..12b45bd 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.help/.project
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.help/.project
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 		<nature>net.sf.eclipsecs.core.CheckstyleNature</nature>
 		<nature>edu.umd.cs.findbugs.plugin.eclipse.findbugsNature</nature>
+		<nature>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDNature</nature>
 	</natures>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.jvm/.eclipse-pmd b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.jvm/.eclipse-pmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..009786d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.jvm/.eclipse-pmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<eclipse-pmd xmlns="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8 http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/eclipse-pmd-0.8.xsd">
+  <analysis enabled="true" />
+  <rulesets>
+    <ruleset name="EASE Rules" ref="org.eclipse.ease.modules.releng/pmd/pmd_rules.xml" refcontext="workspace" />
+  </rulesets>
+</eclipse-pmd>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.jvm/.project b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.jvm/.project
index 86c9546..9d0999a 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.jvm/.project
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.jvm/.project
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 		<nature>net.sf.eclipsecs.core.CheckstyleNature</nature>
 		<nature>edu.umd.cs.findbugs.plugin.eclipse.findbugsNature</nature>
+		<nature>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDNature</nature>
 	</natures>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling.ui/.eclipse-pmd b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling.ui/.eclipse-pmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..009786d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling.ui/.eclipse-pmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<eclipse-pmd xmlns="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8 http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/eclipse-pmd-0.8.xsd">
+  <analysis enabled="true" />
+  <rulesets>
+    <ruleset name="EASE Rules" ref="org.eclipse.ease.modules.releng/pmd/pmd_rules.xml" refcontext="workspace" />
+  </rulesets>
+</eclipse-pmd>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling.ui/.project b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling.ui/.project
index 89b59f8..c222778 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling.ui/.project
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling.ui/.project
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
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 		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 		<nature>net.sf.eclipsecs.core.CheckstyleNature</nature>
 		<nature>edu.umd.cs.findbugs.plugin.eclipse.findbugsNature</nature>
+		<nature>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDNature</nature>
 	</natures>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling/.eclipse-pmd b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling/.eclipse-pmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..009786d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling/.eclipse-pmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<eclipse-pmd xmlns="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8 http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/eclipse-pmd-0.8.xsd">
+  <analysis enabled="true" />
+  <rulesets>
+    <ruleset name="EASE Rules" ref="org.eclipse.ease.modules.releng/pmd/pmd_rules.xml" refcontext="workspace" />
+  </rulesets>
+</eclipse-pmd>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling/.project b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling/.project
index e71a089..ab5f7cd 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling/.project
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.modeling/.project
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 		<nature>net.sf.eclipsecs.core.CheckstyleNature</nature>
 		<nature>edu.umd.cs.findbugs.plugin.eclipse.findbugsNature</nature>
+		<nature>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDNature</nature>
 	</natures>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform/.eclipse-pmd b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform/.eclipse-pmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..009786d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform/.eclipse-pmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<eclipse-pmd xmlns="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8 http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/eclipse-pmd-0.8.xsd">
+  <analysis enabled="true" />
+  <rulesets>
+    <ruleset name="EASE Rules" ref="org.eclipse.ease.modules.releng/pmd/pmd_rules.xml" refcontext="workspace" />
+  </rulesets>
+</eclipse-pmd>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform/.project b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform/.project
index 1136f8d..85285b4 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform/.project
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform/.project
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 		<nature>net.sf.eclipsecs.core.CheckstyleNature</nature>
 		<nature>edu.umd.cs.findbugs.plugin.eclipse.findbugsNature</nature>
+		<nature>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDNature</nature>
 	</natures>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git.ui/.eclipse-pmd b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git.ui/.eclipse-pmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..009786d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git.ui/.eclipse-pmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<eclipse-pmd xmlns="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8 http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/eclipse-pmd-0.8.xsd">
+  <analysis enabled="true" />
+  <rulesets>
+    <ruleset name="EASE Rules" ref="org.eclipse.ease.modules.releng/pmd/pmd_rules.xml" refcontext="workspace" />
+  </rulesets>
+</eclipse-pmd>
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diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git.ui/.project b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git.ui/.project
index aa1db52..4ab9fc1 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git.ui/.project
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git.ui/.project
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
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 		<nature>net.sf.eclipsecs.core.CheckstyleNature</nature>
 		<nature>edu.umd.cs.findbugs.plugin.eclipse.findbugsNature</nature>
+		<nature>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDNature</nature>
 	</natures>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git/.eclipse-pmd b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git/.eclipse-pmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..009786d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git/.eclipse-pmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<eclipse-pmd xmlns="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8 http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/eclipse-pmd-0.8.xsd">
+  <analysis enabled="true" />
+  <rulesets>
+    <ruleset name="EASE Rules" ref="org.eclipse.ease.modules.releng/pmd/pmd_rules.xml" refcontext="workspace" />
+  </rulesets>
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diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git/.project b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git/.project
index 6cb63c1..376dcfc 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git/.project
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.git/.project
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
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 	</buildSpec>
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 		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
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 		<nature>edu.umd.cs.findbugs.plugin.eclipse.findbugsNature</nature>
+		<nature>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDNature</nature>
 	</natures>
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diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.svn/.eclipse-pmd b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.svn/.eclipse-pmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..009786d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.svn/.eclipse-pmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<eclipse-pmd xmlns="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8 http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/eclipse-pmd-0.8.xsd">
+  <analysis enabled="true" />
+  <rulesets>
+    <ruleset name="EASE Rules" ref="org.eclipse.ease.modules.releng/pmd/pmd_rules.xml" refcontext="workspace" />
+  </rulesets>
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diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.svn/.project b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.svn/.project
index 3faa1f0..2d96c7e 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.svn/.project
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.ease.modules.team.svn/.project
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDBuilder</name>
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diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform.test/.eclipse-pmd b/tests/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform.test/.eclipse-pmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f96e333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform.test/.eclipse-pmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<eclipse-pmd xmlns="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/0.8 http://acanda.ch/eclipse-pmd/eclipse-pmd-0.8.xsd">
+  <analysis enabled="true" />
+  <rulesets>
+    <ruleset name="EASE Rules" ref="org.eclipse.ease.modules.releng/pmd/pmd_rules_unittest.xml" refcontext="workspace" />
+  </rulesets>
+</eclipse-pmd>
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diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform.test/.project b/tests/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform.test/.project
index 97f28e5..f4a299b 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform.test/.project
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ease.modules.platform.test/.project
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>ch.acanda.eclipse.pmd.builder.PMDBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
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+		</buildCommand>
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