Thanks for sharing the documentation, one comment for you though... Please reconsider listing RuntimeUnenhancedClasses as a recommended configuration. We don't recommend using that feature as it has numerous problems.
Thanks, Rick On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 3:19 AM, seba.wag...@gmail.com <seba.wag...@gmail.com > wrote: > We finally where able to use Oracle, we've put some docs online howto > configure JPA in our Spring enabled configuration, maybe useful for > others: > http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/wiki/Configuration_Oracle > > Sebastian > > 2011/11/2 seba.wag...@gmail.com <seba.wag...@gmail.com>: > > Thanks Miłosz, > > > > I will try it out and come back with the results! > > > > Thanks > > Sebastian > > > > > > 2011/10/25 Miłosz Tylenda <mtyle...@o2.pl> > >> > >> Sebastian, > >> > >> For the sequence name too long problem, you could try setting the > >> maxAutoAssignNameLength dictionary property to the maximum sequence name > >> length in Oracle. > >> > >> You can also set the sequence name via the autoAssignSequenceName > >> dictionary property but in this case you will rather need to create the > >> sequence manually. > >> > >> If the above fails, there is an option to override > >> DBDictionary.getGeneratedKeySequenceName or > >> OracleDictionary.getCreateTableSQL methods. > >> > >> You might want to open a JIRA [1] issue for this problem. > >> > >> Let us know if this helps. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Milosz > >> > >> [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENJPA > >> > >> > >> > Or let me re-phrase my question: > >> > > >> > Is there a possibility to define an alternative name for the sequence > >> > or a table when you are using the option: > >> > <property name="openjpa.jdbc.DBDictionary" > >> > value="oracle(UseTriggersForAutoAssign=true,BatchLimit=100)" /> > >> > > >> > Or is it really required at this point to rename the table's primary > key > >> > ?? > >> > > >> > The error message Oracle throws is like that: "could not create > >> > sequence because "appointmentcategory_seq" is too long name." > >> > > >> > I will also cross post this question to the Oracle support forums, > >> > maybe they also have an idea how to workaround that. > >> > > >> > Btw: Using > >> > <property name="openjpa.jdbc.SynchronizeMappings" value="buildSchema" > /> > >> > > >> > Also throws some error in our application using Oracle database... > >> > So I always need to manually delete all tables and re-run the > >> > application so that the tables are created (including sequences). Is > >> > there a way of forcing openJPA to drop all tables? In hibernate you > >> > would say "create" instead of "update". In openJPA I don't see any > >> > alternative to "buildSchema". Is there a "createSchema" ?! > >> > The documentation does not say so much about schema update / > >> > forwarding.I don't see any other option that "buildSchema" mentioned > >> > in the docs... > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > Sebastian > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > 2011/10/22 seba.wag...@gmail.com <seba.wag...@gmail.com>: > >> > > Hi, > >> > > > >> > > we are still trying to figure out what is going wrong with Oracle > and > >> > > openJPA. > >> > > > >> > > Our configuration now looks like that: > >> > > <properties> > >> > > <property > >> > > name="openjpa.RuntimeUnenhancedClasses" value="unsupported"/> > >> > > <property > >> > > name="openjpa.ConnectionDriverName" > >> > > value="oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver"/> > >> > > <property name="openjpa.ConnectionProperties" > >> > > value="username=SYSTEM, password=admin"/> > >> > > <property name="openjpa.ConnectionURL" > >> > > value="jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:openmeetings"/> > >> > > <property > >> > > name="openjpa.jdbc.SynchronizeMappings" value="buildSchema"/> > >> > > <property name="openjpa.Log" > >> > > value="DefaultLevel=WARN, Tool=INFO" /> > >> > > <property name="openjpa.DataCache" > >> > > value="true"/> > >> > > <property name="openjpa.QueryCache" > >> > > value="true"/> > >> > > <property > >> > > name="openjpa.jdbc.DBDictionary" > >> > > value="oracle(UseTriggersForAutoAssign=true,BatchLimit=100)" /> > >> > > <property > >> > > name="openjpa.jdbc.QuerySQLCache" value="false"/> > >> > > </properties> > >> > > > >> > > UseTriggersForAutoAssign=true is the magic key to use sequences as > it > >> > > seems ... > >> > > however ... > >> > > > >> > > => The problem now is that Oracle complains that some sequences > have a > >> > > too long column name. How can we bypass that? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Thanks > >> > > Sebastian > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > 2011/10/2 seba.wag...@gmail.com <seba.wag...@gmail.com>: > >> > >> The guys from Oracle do (a bit offensive) argue that for such > reasons > >> > >> sequences do exist. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > https://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=9909360#9909360 > >> > >> > >> > >> Quote: > >> > >> "Oracle has sequences for this purpose. > >> > >> They are either directly used in an INSERT statement, or assigned > to > >> > >> a > >> > >> column by means of a trigger.." > >> > >> > >> > >> So my question might be: Why does openJPA not create sequences? Am > I > >> > >> missing > >> > >> some param in my config? > >> > >> I have seen for MySQL there is an additional "sequence-table" > created > >> > >> with > >> > >> all index. In Oracle there seems to be no such table ... while > except > >> > >> the > >> > >> persistance.xml the code is 1:1 the same. > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Sebastian > >> > >> > >> > >> 2011/10/1 seba.wag...@gmail.com <seba.wag...@gmail.com> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> Hi, > >> > >>> > >> > >>> when using Oracle 11g with openJPA I do get the following warning > >> > >>> while > >> > >>> the tables are populated by openJPA: > >> > >>> > >> > >>> "Oracle" does not support auto-assigne d column values. The > column > >> > >>> may > >> > >>> not behave as desired. > >> > >>> > >> > >>> ... and the effect is obviously that, as soon as you try to add a > >> > >>> new > >> > >>> column with a null value for a primary key, Oracle will throw an > >> > >>> Exception... > >> > >>> > >> > >>> I can read from the Issue tracker: > >> > >>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENJPA-1090 > >> > >>> > >> > >>> But actually the JIRA Issue 1090 is about adding this warning, not > >> > >>> about > >> > >>> how to solve it. > >> > >>> > >> > >>> What is actually the solution to fix it? > >> > >>> Is it database related or do we need to change our code? > >> > >>> > >> > >>> Thank you! > >> > >>> Sebastian > >> > >>> > >> > >>> -- > >> > >>> Sebastian Wagner > >> > >>> http://www.openmeetings.de > >> > >>> http://www.webbase-design.de > >> > >>> http://www.wagner-sebastian.com > >> > >>> seba.wag...@gmail.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Sebastian Wagner > >> > >> http://www.openmeetings.de > >> > >> http://www.webbase-design.de > >> > >> http://www.wagner-sebastian.com > >> > >> seba.wag...@gmail.com > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > -- > >> > > Sebastian Wagner > >> > > http://www.openmeetings.de > >> > > http://www.webbase-design.de > >> > > http://www.wagner-sebastian.com > >> > > seba.wag...@gmail.com > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sebastian Wagner > > http://www.openmeetings.de > > http://www.webbase-design.de > > http://www.wagner-sebastian.com > > seba.wag...@gmail.com > > > > -- > Sebastian Wagner > http://www.openmeetings.de > http://www.webbase-design.de > http://www.wagner-sebastian.com > seba.wag...@gmail.com > -- *Rick Curtis*