Part XIII

Object-Relational Data Type Mappings

An object-relational data type mapping transforms certain object data member types to structured data source representations optimized for storage in specialized object-relational data type databases (such as Oracle Database). Object-relational data type mappings let you map an object model into an object-relational data type data model.

This part contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 40, "Introduction to Object-Relational Data Type Mappings"

  This chapter describes each of the different TopLink object-relational data type mapping types and important object-relational data type mapping concepts.

• Chapter 41, "Configuring an Object-Relational Data Type Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure TopLink object-relational data type mapping options common to two or more object-relational data type mapping types.

• Chapter 42, "Configuring an Object-Relational Data Type Structure Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure a structure object-relational data type mapping.

• Chapter 43, "Configuring an Object-Relational Data Type Reference Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure a reference object-relational data type mapping.

• Chapter 44, "Configuring an Object-Relational Data Type Array Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure an array object-relational data type mapping.

• Chapter 45, "Configuring an Object-Relational Data Type Object Array Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure an object array object-relational data type mapping.

• Chapter 46, "Configuring an Object-Relational Data Type Nested Table Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure a nested table object-relational data type mapping.