Part X

Mappings

This part describes general mapping information. It contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 33, "Understanding Mappings"

  This chapter describes each of the different TopLink mapping types and important mapping concepts.

• Chapter 34, "Creating a Mapping"

  This chapter contains procedures for creating TopLink mappings.

• Chapter 35, "Configuring a Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure TopLink mapping options common to two or more mapping types.

For information on specific mapping types, see the following parts:

• Part XI, "Relational Mappings"

• Part XII, "Object-Relational Mappings"

• Part XIII, "EIS Mappings"

• Part XIV, "XML Mappings"