28 Configuring a Descriptor

This chapter describes how to configure TopLink descriptors.

Table 28-1 lists the types of TopLink descriptors that you can configure and provides a cross-reference to the type-specific chapter that lists the configurable options supported by that type.

Table 28-1 Configuring TopLink Descriptor

If you are creating...	See...
Relational Descriptors	Chapter 29, "Configuring a Relational Descriptor"
Object-Relational Descriptors	Chapter 30, "Configuring an Object-Relational Descriptor"
EIS Descriptors	Chapter 31, "Configuring an EIS Descriptor"
XML Descriptors	Chapter 32, "Configuring an XML Descriptor"

Table 28-2 lists the configurable options shared by two or more TopLink descriptor types.

For more information, see the following:

• "Descriptor Creation Overview"

• "Understanding Descriptors"