In this chapter, we shall examine the following Entity Engine data management topics:
Changing the default database from Derby to another data source
Connecting to a remote database
Connecting to multiple databases
Creating entity groups
Disabling automatic database checks on OFBiz startup
Mapping database data types
Creating a new entity definition file
Creating a new entity model
Modifying an existing entity model
Building a view-entity
Secure and reliable data storage is the key business driver behind any data management strategy. That OFBiz takes data management seriously and does not leave all the tedious and error-prone data management tasks to the application developer or the integrator is evident from the visionary design and implementation of the Entity Engine.
The Entity Engine is a database agnostic application development and deployment framework seamlessly integrated into the OFBiz project code. It handles all the day-to-day data management...