In most cases, when you create entity beans from tables, you probably want to map fields automatically. However, you can also build up your mappings from scratch (e.g. when the entity beans don't have a corresponding schema object).
To map fields manually:
About Attribute Mappings
Mapping Existing Entity Beans to Existing Tables
Mapping Relationships to Existing Tables
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