Generating TopLink Deployment Descriptors

To use your TopLink mapping information, you must generate a deployment descriptor. Ensure you have selected a Deployment Connection on the Database Info tab (see "Specifying Database Properties" ). JDeveloper will attempt to compile the source and review each mapping before generating the toplink-deployment-descriptor.xml.

To Create a TopLink Deployment Descriptor:

Right-click TopLink Mappings in the Navigator and choose Generate toplink-deployment-descriptor.xml from the popup menu. The Generate TopLink Deployment Descriptor dialog appears.

You can also generate a TopLink deployment descriptor by selecting TopLink | Generate toplink-deployment-descriptor.xml from the menu

Figure 2-5 Generate TopLink Deployment Descriptor
Review the status information on the Generate TopLink Deployment Descriptor dialog. Click Yes to generate the deployment descriptor. JDeveloper adds the toplink-deployment-descriptor.xml to the navigator.

The deployment descriptor may include the table's schema names, depending on the Deployment Descriptor Generation setting on the Defaults tab.

Figure 2-6 TopLink Deployment Descriptor