development/news/3.1M3/jpa.xml

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<release name="3.1 M3" root="../../..">
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		<item title="Support for Multiple XML Mapping Files">
			<description>
				Dali now supports mapping configuration with multiple XML mapping files.  In addition,
				mapping files can now be user named.
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				<img src="jpt/multiple_orm_xml.png"
					alt="Multiple mapping files" />
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		<item title="New EclipseLink Entity and Attribute Mapping Options">
			<description>
				The following Entity configuration options can now be configured via
				Dali:  Read-only, Customizer, and Change Tracking.  In addition, Mutable and Join Fetch
				can be configured on the appropriate attribute mappings.
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				<img src="jpt/eclipselink_type_options.png"
					alt="EclipseLink Type options" />
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		<item title="EclipseLink Converter Support">
			<description>
				UI support for EclipseLink Converters has been added, allowing easy persistence
				of user-defined types or facilitating custom conversion behavior.  Converters can be
				defined at the Type or Attribute level.
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				<img src="jpt/eclipselink_converters.png"
					alt="EclipseLink converters" />
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				Select from a repository of globally defined converters in the attribute mapping.
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				<img src="jpt/eclipselink_converters2.png"
					alt="EclipseLink converters" />
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