TopLink Project Types

Table 20-1 lists the project types available in TopLink, classifies each as basic or advanced, and indicates how to create each.

Table 20-1 TopLink Project Types

Project Type	Description	Type	TopLink Workbench	Java
"Relational Projects"	A project for transactional persistence of Java objects to a relational database or an object-relational database accessed using Java Database Connectivity (JDBC). Supports TopLink queries and expressions.	Basic
"EIS Projects"	A project for transactional persistence of Java objects to a nonrelational data source accessed using a J2EE Connector Architecture (J2C) adapter and any supported EIS record type, including indexed, mapped, or XML. Supports TopLink queries and expressions.	Advanced
"XML Projects"	A project for nontransactional, nonpersistent (in-memory) conversion between Java objects and XML schema (XSD)-based documents using Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB). Does not support TopLink queries and expressions.	Advanced

For more information see the following:

• Chapter 21, "Creating a Project"

• Chapter 22, "Configuring a Project"

• Chapter 75, "Understanding TopLink Sessions"