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1 Getting started

• Requirements and installation
• Dali quick start
  • Creating a new JPA project
  • Creating a Java persistent entity with persistent fields

2 Concepts

• Understanding Java persistence
• Understanding OR mappings
• Understanding Java Persistence API
  • The persistence.xml file
  • The orm.xml file
• Understanding Java Architecture for XML Binding

3 Tasks

• Creating a new JPA project
• Creating a new JAXB project
• Creating Database Web Services from Builder XML
• Converting a Java project to a JPA project
• Creating a JPA entity
• Adding persistence to a class
  • Entity
  • Embeddable
  • Mapped superclass
• Adding virtual attributes
• Managing the persistence.xml file
• Synchronizing classes
• Managing the orm.xml file
  • Creating an orm.xml file
  • Working with orm.xml file
• Specifying additional tables
• Specifying entity inheritance
• Creating queries
• Mapping an entity
  • Basic mapping
  • Element collection mapping
  • Embedded mapping
  • Embedded ID mapping
  • ID mapping
  • Many-to-many mapping
  • Many-to-one mapping
  • One-to-many mapping
  • One-to-one mapping
  • Transient mapping
  • Version mapping
• Generating entities from tables
• Generating tables from entities
• Generating dynamic entities from tables
• Modifying persistent project properties
• Converting JPA metadata to XML
• Validating mappings and reporting problems
  • Error messages
  • Warning messages

4 Reference

• Wizards
  • Generate Entities from Tables wizard
    • Select Tables
    • Table Associations
    • Customize Default Entity Generation
    • Customize Individual Entities
  • Generate Dynamic Entities from Tables wizard
    • Select Tables
    • Table Associations
    • Customize Default Entity Generation
    • Customize Individual Entities
  • Create JPA Entity wizard
    • Entity Class page
    • Entity Properties page
  • Create ORM Mapping File wizard
    • Mapping File Location
    • Mapping File Options
  • Create New JPA Project wizard
    • New JPA Project page
    • Java Page
    • JPA Facet page
  • Create New JAXB Project wizard
    • New JAXB Project page
    • Java Page
    • JAXB Facet page
  • New Database Web services from Builder XML wizard
    • Web Dynamic page
    • Select Builder XML File page
    • Driver Files page
  • Generate Tables from Entities wizard
    • Schema Generation
  • Create New Association wizard
    • Association Tables
    • Join Columns
    • Association Cardinality
• Property pages
  • JPA Details view (for entities)
    • Entity
    • Embeddable
    • Mapped Superclass
    • Caching
    • Queries
    • Inheritance
    • Attribute Overrides
    • Multitenancy
    • Primary Key Generation
    • Secondary tables
    • Converters
    • Advanced
  • JPA Details view (for attributes)
    • Basic Mapping
    • Element Collection Mapping
    • Embedded Mapping
    • Embedded ID Mapping
    • ID Mapping
    • Many-to-Many Mapping
    • Many-to-One Mapping
    • One-to-Many Mapping
    • One-to-One Mapping
    • Version Mapping
    • Type information
    • Value
    • Converters
    • Ordering
    • Joining Strategy
    • Derived Identity
    • Primary Key Generation information
  • JPA Details view (for orm.xml)
    • Entity Mappings
    • Persistence Unit
    • Generators
    • Queries
    • Converters
  • JPA Structure view
  • persistence.xml Editor
    • General
    • Connection
    • Customization
    • Caching
    • Logging
    • Options
    • Schema Generation
    • Properties
    • Source
• Preferences
  • Java Persistence Preferences page – JPA
  • Java Persistence Preferences page – Errors/Warnings
  • Project Properties page – JPA
  • Project Properties page – EclipseLink
  • Project Properties page – Entity Generation
  • Project Properties page – Errors/Warnings
  • Project Properties page – JAXB Options
  • Project Properties page – Schemas
• Dialogs
  • Edit Join Columns dialog
  • Add Join Column dialog
  • Select Cascade dialog
  • New EclipseLink Mapping File dialog
  • Add Converter dialog
  • Mapping Type Selection dialog
  • JPA Metadata Conversion dialog
  • Make Persistent dialog
  • Add Query dialog
  • Add Primary Key Join Column dialog
  • Add Schema Location dialog
  • Select Schema Location dialog
  • Add Virtual Attribute dialog
• JPA Development perspective
• Icons and buttons
  • Icons
  • Buttons
• Dali developer documentation

5 Tips and tricks

6 What's new

• EclipseLink multitenancy support
• EclipseLink static weaving support
• Generating EclipseLink dynamic entities from tables
• Converting JPA metadata to XML
• EclipseLink 2.4 support

7 Legal

• About this content

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