About This Document

Intended audience

This guide is intended for developers who want to use Java Persistence API in JEUS

Required knowledge

To fully understand this guide, users need to have an understanding of the following:

Document Scope

This guide does not explain Java EE and Java specifications, but describes only contents related to JEUS. Therefore, refer to the relevant material for details of Java EE and Java specifications.

Document Organization

This guide consists of 3 chapters as follows:

"Chapter 1. Introduction"

Describes JPA and JEUS.
"Chapter 2. Configuring Provider"

Describes how to configure EclipseLink, the basic provider of JEUS.
"Chapter 3. Changing Provider"

Describes how to change the basic provider of JEUS.

Conventions

Convention	Meaning
<<AaBbCc123>>	Filename of a program source code.
<Ctrl>+	Hold the Control key and press C.
[Button]	GUI Button or Menu name.
Bold	Emphasis.
" "(Double Quotes)	Reference to other documentations, or chapters and sections in the manual.
'Input Item'	Description for an input item on the screen.
`Hyperlink`	E-mail account, website.
>	Progress order of menus.
+----	Files or directories exist below.
\|----	Files or directories do not exist below.
Note	Reference or note.
Caution	To be noted.
[Figure 1.1]	Figure name.
[Table 1.1]	Table name.
AaBbCc123	Java code, XML document.
`[ command argument ]`	Optional parameter.
< xyz >	The contents enclosed by '<' and '>' will be changed to the actual value.
\|	Option. ex) A\|B: Either A or B.
…	Parameters, etc. listed repeatedly.

System Requirements

This guide follows the UNIX style for all examples and screen configurations.

Users of other environments, such as Windows, can use this with a few considerations. For example, use the Windows style "\" as the directory delimiter instead of the UNIX style "/". Environment variables should also be changed to Windows style variables.

This guide primarily discusses Java, so most of the content should apply to all systems.

Guide	Description
JEUS Introduction	Introduces the JEUS server and describes its architecture and components.
JEUS Installation and Getting Started	Introduces JEUS and explains how to install and start JEUS.
JEUS Server Guide	Describes overview of the JEUS system and server, and system management.

References

Pro EJB 3 Java Persistence API, Mike Keith and Merrick Schincariol, Apress
Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 5th ed., Bill Burke and Richard Monson-Haefel, O’Reilly
Pro JPA 2 Mastering the Java Persistence API, Mike Keith and Merrick Schincariol, Apress