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<p><a id="sthref154" name="sthref154"></a><a id="sthref155" name="sthref155"></a>Use this procedure to generate Java persistent entities from database tables. You must create a JPA project and establish a database connection <span class="italic">before</span> generating persistent entities. See <a href="task_create_new_project.htm#CIHHEJCJ">"Creating a new JPA project"</a> for more information.</p>
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<p>Right-click the JPA project in the <span class="gui-object-title">Package Explorer</span> and select <span class="gui-object-action">JPA Tools > Generate Entities</span>.</p>
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<img src="img/generate_entities.png" alt="Using the Java Persistence > Generate Entities menu option." title="Using the Java Persistence > Generate Entities menu option." /><br /></div>
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<p>If you are not currently connected to the database, the Database Connection page appears. Select your database connection and schema, and click <span class="bold">Reconnect</span>.</p>
<p>To create a new database connection, click <span class="bold">Add connection</span>.</p>
<p>After connecting to the database, click <span class="bold">Next</span>.</p>
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<p><a id="sthref157" name="sthref157"></a><a id="sthref158" name="sthref158"></a>On the <a href="task_generate_entities.htm#CACDAFJD">Generate Entities from Tables dialog</a> dialog, select the tables from which to generate Java persistent entities and click <span class="bold">Finish</span>.</p>
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<p>Eclipse creates a Java persistent entity for each database table. Each entity contains fields based on the table's columns. Eclipse will also generate entity relationships (such as one-to-one) based on the table constraints. <a href="#CIHJIJJC">Figure: Generating Entities from Tables</a> illustrates how Eclipse generates entities from tables.</p>
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<img src="img/table_entity.png" alt="This figure shows the EMPLOYEE and ADDRESS entities generated from database tabels." title="This figure shows the EMPLOYEE and ADDRESS entities generated from database tabels." /><br /></div>
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