Defining EJB 3 Association Mapping Options

The following EJB 3-specific options for association mappings are available on the EJB 3 Persistence tab of an association's property sheet:

Field

Description

Inverse side

Specifies which side is the inverse side.

Role A cascade

Specifies which cascade operation can be performed on role A side.

Role B cascade

Specifies which cascade operation can be performed on role B side.

Role A fetch

Specifies if role A side should be fetched eagerly.

Role B fetch

Specifies if role B side should be fetched eagerly.

Role A order by

Specifies the order clause for role A side.

Role A order by

Specifies the order clause for role B side.