The following table describes subelements for the resources element.
Table 1–155 resources Subelements| Element | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| zero or more | Defines a custom resource. | |
| zero or more | Defines a resource that resides in an external JNDI repository. | |
| zero or more | Defines a JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) resource. | |
| zero or more | Defines a JavaMail resource. | |
| zero or more | Defines a persistence manager factory resource for CMP. Deprecated. Use a jdbc-resource element instead. | |
| zero or more | Defines an administered object for an inbound resource adapter. | |
| zero or more | Defines a connector (resource adapter) resource. | |
| zero or more | Defines a resource adapter configuration. | |
| zero or more | Defines the properties that are required for creating a JDBC connection pool. | |
| zero or more | Defines the properties that are required for creating a connector connection pool. | 
Subelements of a resources element can occur in any order.