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<h1>ID mapping</h1>
<p><a id="sthref124" name="sthref124"></a><a id="sthref125" name="sthref125"></a><a id="sthref126" name="sthref126"></a><a id="sthref127" name="sthref127"></a>Use an <span class="bold">ID Mapping</span> to specify the primary key of an entity. ID mappings may be used with a <a href="tasks005.htm#BABGBIEE">Entity</a> or <a href="tasks007.htm#BABDAGCI">Mapped superclass</a>. Each <a href="tasks005.htm#BABGBIEE">Entity</a> must have an ID mapping.</p>
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<p>In the <a href="ref_persistence_outline.htm#BABEGGFE">JPA Structure view</a>, select the field to map.</p>
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<p>Right click the filed and then select <span class="bold">Map as &gt; ID</span>. The <a href="ref_persistence_map_view.htm#BABIFBAF">JPA Details view (for attributes)</a> displays the properties for the selected.</p>
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<p>Use this table to complete the <a href="ref_mapping_general.htm#CACBHFIJ">General information</a> fields in the <span class="gui-object-title">JPA Details</span> view.</p>
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<table class="RuleInformal" title="This table lists the fields in the Persistence Properties view for this mapping." summary="This table lists the fields in the Persistence Properties view for this mapping." dir="ltr" border="1" width="100%" frame="border" rules="all" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
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<th align="left" valign="bottom" id="r1c1-t17">Property</th>
<th align="left" valign="bottom" id="r1c2-t17">Description</th>
<th align="left" valign="bottom" id="r1c3-t17">Default</th>
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<td align="left" id="r2c1-t17" headers="r1c1-t17">Entity Mapping Hyperlink</td>
<td align="left" headers="r2c1-t17 r1c2-t17">Defines this mapping as an <span class="bold">ID Mapping</span>.
<p>This field corresponds to the <code>@Id</code> annotation.</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r2c1-t17 r1c3-t17">ID</td>
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<td align="left" id="r3c1-t17" headers="r1c1-t17">Column</td>
<td align="left" headers="r3c1-t17 r1c2-t17">The database column mapped to the entity attribute. See <a href="ref_mapping_general.htm#CACGCBHB">"Column"</a> for details.</td>
<td align="left" headers="r3c1-t17 r1c3-t17">By default, the Column is assumed to be named identically to the attribute.</td>
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<td align="left" id="r4c1-t17" headers="r1c1-t17">Table</td>
<td align="left" headers="r4c1-t17 r1c2-t17">The database table mapped to the entity attribute.</td>
<td align="left" headers="r4c1-t17 r1c3-t17">By default, the Table is assumed to be identical to the table associated with the entity.</td>
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<td align="left" id="r5c1-t17" headers="r1c1-t17">Temporal</td>
<td align="left" headers="r5c1-t17 r1c2-t17">Specifies the type of data. See <a href="ref_mapping_general.htm#CACEAJGD">"Temporal"</a> for details.
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<p>Date</p>
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<p>Time</p>
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<p>Timestamp</p>
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<p>Use this table to complete the fields in <a href="ref_primary_key.htm#CACFCCAB">Primary Key Generation information</a> area in the <span class="gui-object-title">JPA Details</span> view.</p>
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<table class="RuleInformal" title="This table lists the fields in the PK Generation tab." summary="This table lists the fields in the PK Generation tab." dir="ltr" border="1" width="100%" frame="border" rules="all" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
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<th align="left" valign="bottom" id="r1c1-t18">Property</th>
<th align="left" valign="bottom" id="r1c2-t18">Description</th>
<th align="left" valign="bottom" id="r1c3-t18">Default</th>
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<td align="left" id="r2c1-t18" headers="r1c1-t18">Primary Key Generation</td>
<td align="left" headers="r2c1-t18 r1c2-t18">These fields define how the primary key is generated.</td>
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<td align="left" id="r3c1-t18" headers="r1c1-t18">&nbsp;&nbsp;Strategy</td>
<td align="left" headers="r3c1-t18 r1c2-t18">See <a href="ref_primary_key.htm#CACBAJBC">"Primary Key Generation"</a> for details.
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<p>Auto</p>
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<p>Sequence</p>
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<p>Identity</p>
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<p>Table</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r3c1-t18 r1c3-t18">Auto</td>
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<td align="left" id="r4c1-t18" headers="r1c1-t18">&nbsp;&nbsp;Generator&nbsp;Name</td>
<td align="left" headers="r4c1-t18 r1c2-t18">Name of the primary key generator specified in the <span class="bold">Strategy</span></td>
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<p>Additional fields will appear in the <a href="ref_primary_key.htm#CACFCCAB">Primary Key Generation information</a> area, depending on the selected Strategy. See <a href="ref_persistence_map_view.htm#BABIFBAF">"JPA Details view (for attributes)"</a> for additional information.</p>
<p>Eclipse adds the following annotations to the field:</p>
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@Id
@Column(name="<span class="italic">&lt;COLUMN_NAME&gt;</span>", table="<span class="italic">&lt;TABLE_NAME&gt;</span>", insertable=<span class="italic">&lt;INSERTABLE&gt;</span>,
updatable=<span class="italic">&lt;UPDATABLE&gt;</span>)
@Temporal(<span class="italic">&lt;TEMPORAL&gt;</span>)
@GeneratedValue(strategy=GeneratorType.<span class="italic">&lt;STRATEGY&gt;</span>, generator="<span class="italic">&lt;GENERATOR_NAME&gt;</span>")@TableGenerator(name="<span class="italic">&lt;TABLE_GENERATOR_NAME&gt;</span>", table = "<span class="italic">&lt;TABLE_GENERATOR_TABLE&gt;</span>",
pkColumnName = "<span class="italic">&lt;TABLE_GENERATOR_PK&gt;</span>",
valueColumnName = "<span class="italic">&lt;TABLE_GENERATOR_VALUE_COLUMN&gt;</span>",
pkColumnValue = "<span class="italic">&lt;TABLE_GENERATOR_PK_COLUMN_VALUE&gt;</span>")@SequenceGenerator(name="<span class="italic">&lt;SEQUENCE_GENERATOR_NAME&gt;</span>",
sequenceName="<span class="italic">&lt;SEQUENCE_GENERATOR_SEQUENCE&gt;</span>")
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<a href="task_mapping.htm#BABDGBIJ">Mapping an entity</a>
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<a href="ref_persistence_outline.htm#BABEGGFE">JPA Structure view</a><br />
<a href="ref_persistence_map_view.htm#BABIFBAF">JPA Details view (for attributes)</a>
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