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# TopLink Project Types

Table 20-1 lists the project types available in TopLink, classifies each as basic or advanced, and indicates how to create each.

Table 20-1 TopLink Project Types

Project Type | Description | Type | TopLink Workbench | Java
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"Relational Projects" | A project for transactional persistence of Java objects to a relational database or an object-relational database accessed using Java Database Connectivity (JDBC). Supports TopLink queries and expressions. | Basic |  |
"EIS Projects" | A project for transactional persistence of Java objects to a nonrelational data source accessed using a J2EE Connector Architecture (J2C) adapter and any supported EIS record type, including indexed, mapped, or XML. Supports TopLink queries and expressions. | Advanced |  |
"XML Projects" | A project for nontransactional, nonpersistent (in-memory) conversion between Java objects and XML schema (XSD)-based documents using Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB). Does not support TopLink queries and expressions. | Advanced |  |

For more information see the following:

- Chapter 21, "Creating a Project"

- Chapter 22, "Configuring a Project"

- Chapter 75, "Understanding TopLink Sessions"