Descriptor Creation Overview

For information on creating descriptors, see the following:

• "Creating a Relational Descriptor"

• "Creating an Object-Relational Descriptor"

• "Creating an EIS Descriptor"

• "Creating an XML Descriptor"

After you create a descriptor, you must configure its various options (see Chapter 28, "Configuring a Descriptor") and use it to define mappings.

For complete information on the various types of mapping that TopLink supports, see Chapter 33, "Understanding Mappings" and Chapter 34, "Creating a Mapping".

For complete information on the various types of descriptor that TopLink supports, see "Descriptor Types".