# Specifying the Data Source for an Entity Bean

The Data Source page appears while you are working through the EJB/8i Deployment Object Wizard.

Use the Data Source page to specify a table, view, synonym, or snapshot that controls persistence for the CMP fields of your entity bean, or to generate one through forward generation.

Field | Description
Name | Name your CMP persistence object in this field.
Database Schema | From the drop-down list, select the schema containing the database object that you will use to store the bean's fields. You can select from the schema's Tables, Views, Synonyms, and Snapshots by selecting the appropriate checkboxes. These items are added to the Available list.
Select Object | If you have an exisiting database object to use, select it form this list.
Schema Object | Alternately, type the name of an existing object into this field, or type the name of a new object to create it using forward generation.