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title: "What is an abstract schema?"  
description: "What is an abstract schema?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2012-03-12  
updated: 2020-09-22  
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category: "xml"  
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# What is an abstract schema?

Abstract schema is part of an entity bean’s deployment descriptor which defines the bean’s persistent fields and their relationship. Abstract schema is specified for entity beans with container managed persistence. We specify the name of the Abstract schema name in the deployment descriptor.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Abstract schema is part of an entity bean’s deployment descriptor which defines the bean’s persistent fields and their relationship. Abstract schema is specified for entity beans with container managed persistence. We specify the name of the Abstract schema name in the deployment descriptor.


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