Spring/Spring bean configuration file option is missing in STS

You need to go to Help -> Eclipse marketplace and search and install "Spring Tools 3 Add-On for Spring Tools 4.

You need to go to the Eclipse marketplace under the windows menu and also install the Spring Tool Suite 3. Spring Tool Suite 4 mainly has support for Spring boot.

You should be fine after that and see the spring wizard as well when choosing other.

It should be present inside File > New > Others > Spring but if not there then you can get it from eclipse marketplace also like below.

1. Help > Eclipse market
2. Type spring and search
3. Find Spring IDE Roo Support and click install
4. Accept terms and click finish
5. Restart STS
6. File > New > Others > Spring > Spring Bean configuration file

For me using Eclipse Marketplace did not work following the steps suggested by VianneN,

As I was working with STS 4 IDE from my work PC which is behind an Authenticated Proxy I ran into following error -

SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target

I fixed it in three of simple but time consuming to find out, steps -

Step 1:

To fix the certificate issue, I had to generate and copy a new store file 'jssecacerts' with trusted keys of my proxy added to it in Windows Java(JRE path) for the URL of the plugin I want to install in eclipse "download.springsource.com"

C:\Java\Java 8_SE\jre\lib\security\jssecacerts

This reference by mykong helped me.

Step 2:

Find the complete release URL of the plugin I wanted to install using Eclipse Marketplace -> Open the Eclipse Marketplace

-> Search for name of plugin or pattern, e.g. "Spring"

-> Click Install for the plugin you want

-> A small window with list of packages should open

-> The first entry should be the URL needed in (grey color)

For me it was - "https://download.springsource.com/release/TOOLS/update/e4.11/"

Try to install, If it fails; go to Step 3: and use the URL shown in the first line of the Eclipse Marketplace popup window.

Step 3:

I had to use "Install New Software" dialog instead of "Eclipse Marketplace" https://download.springsource.com/release/TOOLS/update/e4.11/ under "Install New Software" -> Paste the URL found in Step 2: under Work with and proceed. It worked well for me provided previous two steps were properly done!

I solved the problem doing an addicional step, not expliained on previous answers:

1. Help > Eclipse Marketplace
2. Search for "spring"
3. Install Spring Tools 3 Add-On for Spring Tools 4. After the installation the ide will restart
4. When the ide has restarted, on Package explorer, right click on the project > Maven > Update Project
5. Finally, right click on your project > New > Other > search for "spring bean". The option "Spring Bean Configuration File" should appear