Configuring Deprecated Direct Mappings

You can configure deprecated direct mapping options only when using TopLink Workbench.

Starting with this release, TopLink no longer uses the following direct mapping types:

Type conversion
Object type
Serialized object

Instead, TopLink uses a direct-to-field mapping with a specialized converter.

To generate backward-compatible deployment XML and Java source code files, use the Generate Deprecated Direct Mappings option.

Table 22-11 summarizes which projects support deprecated direct mapping options.

Table 22-11 Project Support for Deprecated Direct Mapping Options

Descriptor	Using TopLink Workbench	Using Java
Relational Projects
EIS Projects
XML Projects

Using TopLink Workbench

To specify if TopLink Workbench should generate the deprecated direct mappings (instead of using the converter) when exporting projects, use this procedure:

Select the project object in the Navigator.
Select the Options tab in the Editor. The Options tab appears.

Figure 22-9 Options Tab, Generate Deprecated Direct Mappings option

Description of "Figure 22-9 Options Tab, Generate Deprecated Direct Mappings option"

Select the Generate Deprecated Direct Mappings option on the tab to specify that TopLink Workbench should generate backward-compatible code (using the deprecated direct mappings, instead of the converter).