Eclipse Web Tools Platform 3.0 M6 - New and Noteworthy

Dali JPA Tools

Generic Persistence XML Editor

Generic editing support for the persistence.xml file has been added in M6. This will provide users with a way to edit the persistence.xml file without writing raw XML. It also provides an extension mechanism for adopters to add their own provider specific persistence.xml editing content.

JPA Project Explorer

JPA Content is now available in the Project Explorer. This can be used to browse the structure and content of a JPA project, as defined by the persistence.xml. The Explorer also allows navigation of a project, with double-click access to the associated resource.

Convert Java project to JPA project

This new feature provides a way to easily convert an existing Java project into a JPA project. The JPA project wizard will allow you to configure the JPA aspects of the project

Named Query support

You can now define and manage named and native queries in the UI.

Full Column definition

Columns can now be fully defined via the UI. This can be useful for top-down development.

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