entity-mapping (Sun Java System Application Server 9.1 Application Deployment Guide)

Sun Java System Application Server 9.1 Application Deployment Guide

entity-mapping

Specifies the mapping a bean to database columns.

sun-cmp-mapping (sun-cmp-mappings.xml)

The following table describes subelements for the entity-mapping element.

Table A–46 entity-mapping Subelements


Element	Required	Description
ejb-name	only one	Specifies the name of the entity bean in the `ejb-jar.xml` file to which the CMP bean corresponds.
table-name	only one	Specifies the name of a database table. The table must be present in the database schema file.
cmp-field-mapping	one or more	Associates a field with one or more columns to which it maps.
cmr-field-mapping	zero or more	A container-managed relationship field has a name and one or more column pairs that define the relationship.
secondary-table	zero or more	Describes the relationship between a bean’s primary and secondary table.
consistency	zero or one	Specifies container behavior in guaranteeing transactional consistency of the data in the bean.