EIS Descriptor Configuration Overview

Table 31-1 lists the default configurable options for an EIS descriptor.

Table 31-1 Configurable Options for EIS Descriptor

Option	Type	TopLink Workbench	Java
"Configuring XML Schema Namespace"	Basic
"Configuring XML Schema Reference"	Basic
"Configuring Schema Context for an EIS Descriptor"	Basic
"Configuring Default Root Element"	Basic
"Configuring Primary Keys"Foot 1	Basic
"Configuring Read-Only Descriptors"Footref 1	Basic
"Configuring Unit of Work Conforming at the Descriptor Level"Footref 1	Advanced
"Configuring Descriptor Alias"	Advanced
"Configuring Descriptor Comments"	Advanced
"Configuring Record Format"	Basic
"Configuring Classes"	Basic
"Configuring Named Queries at the Descriptor Level"Footref 1	Advanced
"Configuring Custom EIS Interactions for Basic Persistence Operations"Footref 1	Advanced
"Configuring Cache Refreshing"Footref 1	Advanced
"Configuring Cache Type and Size at the Descriptor Level"Footref 1	Advanced
"Configuring Cache Isolation at the Descriptor Level"	Advanced
"Configuring Cache Coordination Change Propagation at the Descriptor Level"	Advanced
"Configuring Cache Expiration at the Descriptor Level"	Advanced
"Configuring Cache Existence Checking at the Descriptor Level"	Advanced
"Configuring a Descriptor With EJB Information"	Advanced
"Configuring an EIS Descriptor as a Root or Composite Type"	Basic
"Configuring Inheritance for a Child (Branch or Leaf) Class Descriptor"	Advanced
"Configuring Inheritance for a Parent (Root) Descriptor"	Advanced
"Configuring Inherited Attribute Mapping in a Subclass"	Advanced
"Configuring a Domain Object Method as an Event Handler"	Advanced
"Configuring a Descriptor Event Listener as an Event Handler"	Advanced
"Configuring Locking Policy"Footref 1	Advanced
"Configuring Returning Policy"	Advanced
"Configuring Instantiation Policy"	Advanced
"Configuring Copy Policy"	Advanced
"Configuring Change Policy"	Advanced
"Configuring Wrapper Policy"	Advanced
"Configuring Amendment Methods"	Advanced
"Configuring a Mapping"	Basic

^Footnote 1 EIS root descriptors only (see "Configuring an EIS Descriptor as a Root or Composite Type").