2 Concepts

This section contains an overview of concepts you should be familiar with when using Dali to create mappings for Java persistent entities.

• Understanding Java persistence

• Understanding OR mappings

• Understanding Java Persistence API

In addition to these sections, you should review the following resources for additional information:

• Eclipse Dali project: http://www.eclipse.org/webtools/dali

• Eclipse Web Tools Platform project: http://www.eclipse.org/webtools

• JSR 220 EJB 3.0 specification: http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=220

• EclipseLink project: http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink