This part describes the architecture of TopLink and how TopLink fits into your development process. It contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1, "Introduction to TopLink"
This chapter contains general information on TopLink. It discusses the TopLink application space, development process, components, and the TopLink metamodel.
Chapter 2, "Introduction to TopLink Application Development"
This chapter contains an overview of the key stages in the TopLink development process including choosing an application architecture and platform, object and relational mapping, building the persistence layer, and deploying and maintaining a TopLink application.