79 Configuring an EIS Direct Mapping

This chapter describes the various components that you must configure in order to use an EIS direct mapping.

This chapter includes the following section:

For information on how to configure TopLink mappings options common to two or more mapping types, see Chapter 121, "Configuring a Mapping".

For information on how to create TopLink mappings, see Chapter 120, "Creating a Mapping".

Table 79-1 lists the configurable options for an EIS direct mapping.

79.1 Introduction to EIS Direct Mapping Configuration

Table 79-1 lists the configurable options for an EIS direct mapping.

Table 79-1 Configurable Options for EIS Direct Mapping

Option to Configure Oracle JDeveloper
TopLink Workbench
Java

XPath (see Section 121.4, "Configuring XPath")

Supported Supported Supported

Use of a single node (see Section 121.19, "Configuring the Use of a Single Node")

Unsupported Unsupported Supported

Simple type translator (see Section 121.12, "Configuring a Simple Type Translator")

Supported Supported Supported

Method or direct field access at the mapping level (see Section 121.6, "Configuring Method or Direct Field Accessing at the Mapping Level")

Supported Supported Supported

Default null value at the mapping level (see Section 121.5, "Configuring a Default Null Value at the Mapping Level")

Supported Supported Supported

Read-only mappings (see Section 121.2, "Configuring Read-Only Mappings")

Supported Supported Supported

Mapping comments (see Section 121.8, "Configuring Mapping Comments")

Supported Supported Unsupported

Serialized object converter (see Section 121.9, "Configuring a Serialized Object Converter")

Supported Supported Supported

Type conversion converter (see Section 121.10, "Configuring a Type Conversion Converter")

Supported Supported Supported

Object type converter (see Section 121.11, "Configuring an Object Type Converter")

Supported Supported Supported

JAXB typesafe enumerated converter (see Section 121.13, "Configuring a JAXB Typesafe Enumeration Converter")

Unsupported Unsupported Supported

For more information, see the following: