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This page lists all sections in the EclipseLink User’s Guide 1.x for JPA (Java Persistence API) projects. You can also use :Category:ORM[EclipseLink’s Native ORM support] to extend JPA.

Developing Applications using EclipseLink JPA

Step 1

Define your persistence units in persistence.xml.

• About the persistence.xml file

• Specifying the persistence unit

Step 2

Annotate classes with @Entity, @Embeddable, and @MappedSuperClass and/or define classes in your mapping file (orm.xml).

• Configuring an entity

• EclipseLink extensions

Step 3

Configure your application with:

• javax.persistence.transactionType

• javax.persistence.jtaDataSource

• javax.persistence.nonJtaDataSource

• Application development

• Packaging and deployment

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