Missing Maven Dependencies Folder in Spring Tool Suite

Question

I'm currently attempting to configure a Maven project in Spring Tool Suite for use with Tatool. I was watching this tutorial video and my project is identical to his after it is created except for the fact that it is missing a Maven Dependencies folder and I am also unable to "create" new dependencies (although I can add them). What gives?

Apologies in advance for the elementary nature of this question, but I'm new at this.

Answer 1

Nevermind, resolved it. The tutorial was using an old version of STS which had a "create" button in addition to the "add" button under the dependencies tab of the POM. All I had to do was add a dependency and the folder showed up.

Answer 2

I am guessing that either:

1. Your project is not a maven project. Right click on project -> Configure -> Convert to maven project
2. You do not have m2e installed. Open STS dashboard, click extensions at bottom and install m2e