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# Descriptors

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This part describes the TopLink artifact used to describe persistent objects. It contains the following chapters.

- Understanding Descriptors

  This chapter describes each of the different TopLink descriptor types and important descriptor concepts.

- Creating a Descriptor

  This chapter contains procedures for creating TopLink descriptors.

- Configuring a Descriptor

  This chapter explains how to configure TopLink descriptor options common to two or more descriptor types.

- Configuring a Relational Descriptor

  This chapter explains how to configure descriptor options specific to a relational descriptor.

- Configuring an Object-Relational Descriptor

  This chapter explains how to configure descriptor options specific to an object-relational descriptor.

- Configuring an EIS Descriptor

  This chapter explains how to configure descriptor options specific to an EIS descriptor.

- Configuring an XML Descriptor

  This chapter explains how to configure descriptor options specific to an XML descriptor.