Bug 404673

Summary:	Confusion exists with EclipseLink 2.4.x/2.5.x platform and EclipseLink 2.5 mapping file
Product:	[WebTools] Dali JPA Tools	Reporter:	Nan Li <nan.n.li>
Component:	JPA	Assignee:	Neil Hauge <neil.hauge>
Status:	VERIFIED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	jolene.moffitt, neil.hauge
Version:	3.3	Keywords:	Documentation
Target Milestone:	3.3 M7
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Mac OS X
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Description Nan Li

2013-04-01 11:56:21 EDT

When setting EclipseLink 2.4.x/2.5.x platform to a JPA project that has an EclipseLink 2.5 mapping file, a validation error is given complaining mapping file does not have supported content for this JPA platform. The purpose for us to have EclipseLink 2.4.x/2.5.x could be allowing user to use EclipseLink 2.5 library for JPA 2.0 support, but it is confusing at the first sight that an EclipseLink 2.5.x platform does not support EclipseLink 2.5 mapping file.

Comment 1 Neil Hauge

2013-04-01 16:48:46 EDT

Not sure exactly what we want to do with this one yet, but targeting to M7 so we can keep track of any work done to help with this.

Comment 2 Neil Hauge

2013-04-11 17:46:10 EDT

The majority of the new elements inside the EcipseLink 2.5 ORM XML schema relate to JPA 2.1 functionality.  As a result, if the user is specifically selecting JPA 2.0, it is probably best that they are limited to the 2.4 based EclipseLink ORM XML.  As a result this is "As designed" and is an issue of documentation.

Comment 3 Jolene Moffitt

2013-05-01 10:31:35 EDT

Verified in build I-3.5.0-20130425165816 that when you create a JPA 2.0 project with EL platform 2.4/2.5 and then select EL 2.5 Library and then create EclipseLink ORM mapping file the mapping file will be version 2.4.  If you change to version to 2.5 you will receive an error in the problems pane stating that Mapping file eclipselink-orm.xml does not have supported content for this JPA Platform. To view steps to recreate go to http://wiki.eclipse.org/Dali_3.3_M7_Release