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<h1><a id="sthref645" name="sthref645"></a>Schema Generation</h1>
<p>This table lists the properties of the Schema Generation page of the <a href="ref_persistence_xmll_editor.htm#CIACCHID">persistence.xml Editor</a>.</p>
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<p>This page is not available for projects using the <span class="bold">Generic</span> platform.</p>
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<p>DDL Generation Type</p>
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<p>Select the type of DDL generation:</p>
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<p><span class="bold">None</span> -- Do not generate DDL; no schema is generated.</p>
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<p><span class="bold">Create Tables</span> -- Create DDL for non-existent tables; leave existing tables unchanged.</p>
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<p><span class="bold">Drop and Create Tables</span> -- Create DDL for all tables; drop all existing tables.</p>
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<p>None</p>
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<p>Output Mode</p>
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<p>Select the DDL generation target:</p>
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<p><span class="bold">Both</span> -- Generate SQL files and execute them on the database.</p>
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<p><span class="bold">Database</span> -- Execute SQL on the database only (do not generate SQL files).</p>
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<p><span class="bold">SQL Script</span> -- Generate SQL files only (do not execute them on the database).</p>
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<p>DDL Generation Location</p>
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<p>Specify where EclipseLink writes DDL output. Specify a file specification to a directory in which you have write access. The file specification may be relative to your current working directory or absolute. If it does not end in a file separator, then EclipseLink appends one that is valid for your operating system.</p>
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<p>Create DDL File Name</p>
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<p>Specify the file name of the DDL file that EclipseLink generates that contains SQL statements for creating tables for JPA entities. Specify a file name valid for your operating system.</p>
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<p><code>createDDL.jdbc</code></p>
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<p>Drop DDL File Name</p>
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<p>Specify the file name of the DDL file that EclipseLink generates that contains SQL statements for dropping tables for JPA entities.</p>
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<p><code>dropDDL.jdbc</code></p>
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<p><span class="italic">Java Persistence API (JPA) Extensions Reference for EclipseLink</span><br />
<code><a href="http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/documentation/2.4/jpa/extensions/toc.htm">http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/documentation/2.4/jpa/extensions/toc.htm</a></code></p>
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