General tab |
This table lists the properties available on the General tab in the Persistence Properties view for each mapping type.
| Property | Description | Default | Available for Mapping Type |
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| Map As | Define the mapping type for the attribute | Basic | All mapping types |
| Column | The database column that contains the value for the attribute. This property corresponds to the @Column annotation.
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By default, the Column is assumed to be named identically to the attribute. | Basic mapping, Embedded mapping, ID mapping |
| Name | Name of the database column. |
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| Table | Name of the database table that contains the selected column. |
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| Fetch Type | Defines how data is loaded from the database:
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Eager | Basic mapping, One-to-one mapping |
| Optional | Specifies if this field is can be null. | Yes | Basic mapping, One-to-one mapping |
| Temporal | Specifies if this field is one of the following:
This field corresponds to the |
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Basic mapping, ID mapping |
| Generated Value | These fields define how the primary key is generated. These fields correspond to the @GeneratedValue annotation.
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ID mapping
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| Strategy |
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Auto | ID mapping
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| Generator Name | Unique name of the generated value. |
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ID mapping
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| Sequence Generator | These fields define the database table used for generating the primary key and correspond to the @SequenceGenerator annotation. These fields apply only when Strategy = Sequence.
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ID mapping
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| Name | Name of the sequence table to use for defining primary key values. |
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ID mapping
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| Sequence | Unique name of the sequence. |
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ID mapping
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| Table Generator | These fields define the database table used for generating the primary key. These fields apply only when Strategy = Table. |
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ID mapping
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| Name | Unique name of the generator. |
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ID mapping
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| Table | Database table that stores the generated ID values. |
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ID mapping
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| Primary Key Column |
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ID mapping
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| Value Column |
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ID mapping
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| Primary Key Column Value |
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ID mapping
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| Target Entity |
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One-to-one mapping
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| Cascade Type | Specify which operations are propagated throughout the entity.
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One-to-one mapping
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| Mapped By | The field in the database table that "owns" the relationship. This field is required only on the non-owning side of the relationship. |
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One-to-one mapping
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| Ordered By | Specify the default order for objects returned from a query:
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Primary key | One-to-many mapping. Many-to-many mapping, Many-to-one mapping |
| Attribute Overrides | Overrides the column mappings from the mapped, entity tabled. (for example, if the inherited column name is incompatible with a pre-existing data model, or invalid as a column name in your database). |
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Embedded mapping
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