Creating Mappings Automatically During Development

For relational database projects, TopLink Workbench can automatically map class attributes to a similarly named database field. For example, TopLink Workbench can map the attribute province to the database field PROV, the attribute street to the field ST, and the attribute postalCode to the field POSTAL_CODE.

The Automap function creates mappings only for unmapped attributes–it does not change previously defined mappings.

You can automatically map classes for an entire project or for specific classes or descriptors. If TopLink cannot

Note: Associating a descriptor with a database table (see "Configuring Associated Tables") before using the Automap function can aid the automapper if it cannot guess the correct table for a class.

Using TopLink Workbench

To automatically map all the descriptors in a project, right-click the project icon in the Navigator window and choose Automap from the context menu or choose Selected > Automap from the menu.

To automatically map a specific descriptor or attribute, choose the descriptor or attributes and right-click, and then select Automap from the context menu or choose Selected > Automap from the menu.