PATH  WebObjects 4.0 Documentation > EOF Tools and Techniques

Table of Contents Previous Section

Creating a Fetch Specification

 To create a fetch specification in EOModeler:

  1. Select the entity with which the fetch specification will be associated.

  2. Choose Property Add Fetch Specification or click the button in the tool bar.

    Figure 40. Adding a Fetch Specification to an Entity

  3. Type a name for the fetch specification in the Fetch Specification Name field.
There are many different ways to configure the fetch specification. The most common way is to build a qualifier for the fetch specification to fetch with. For more information, see the section Building a Qualifier. Alternatively, you can also configure a fetch specification to fetch using custom SQL or a stored procedure. For more information, see Using Custom SQL and Stored Procedures.

In addition to specifying how a fetch specification retrieves its data, you can specify other options, such as sort orderings and performance tuning settings. The following sections describe the possible configurations and their uses.

Table of Contents Next Section