Documentation Manual

This section provides all the concepts and backgrounds behind Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) technology. It is divided into the following main chapters:

Introduction
	This brief introduction chapter analyze how a Business Object model approach simplify multi-tier applications development. It also describes the Impedance-Mismatch problem existing among Object Models and Relational Models and how an Object-Relational Mapping tool like FoxDataObjects helps to bridge this gap.
Object-Relational Mapping Strategies
	This chapter describes ORM basics, concepts and strategies, covering Classes and Members mapping, Inheritance, Database Schema generation, Concurrency Control, and much more.
Persistence Engine Guide
	FoxDataObjects is made op of two main components: A GUI mapping tool used at development time to assist you on mapping definitions: The Schema Manager A runtime library providing persistence services: The Persistence Engine This chapter covers all the persistence services provided by the Persistence Engine and how to use them. For a complete reference of the classes in the persistence engine, see the API Reference. For information on how to use the mapping tool, see the Schema Manager Help.

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