> not sure why it is not activated by default then, any idea? I couldn't tell you off the top of my head, but I would guess if someone spent the time to state it needs to be @Persistent in the doc.... there is most likely a decent reason. Is this causing some sort of a problem for you?
On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 5:13 PM, Romain Manni-Bucau <[email protected]> wrote: > Right @Persistent solves it, not sure why it is not activated by default > then, any idea? > > > Romain Manni-Bucau > @rmannibucau <https://twitter.com/rmannibucau> | Blog > <http://rmannibucau.wordpress.com> | Github < > https://github.com/rmannibucau> | > LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmannibucau> | Tomitriber > <http://www.tomitribe.com> > > 2015-05-21 0:05 GMT+02:00 Rick Curtis <[email protected]>: > > > > seems today only serialization can be used using > @Externalizer/@Factory. > > > > I don't think that's the case[1][2]. For some reason I couldn't cleanly > > apply your patch to trunk, but can you try adding a @Persistent > annotation > > to your CustomDate ? Also, take a look at > > org.apache.openjpa.persistence.fields.TestEnumSets > > to see if it is close to the scenario you're looking at trying to fix? > > > > [1] If your externalized field is not a standard persistent type, you > must > > explicitly mark it persistent. In OpenJPA, you can force a persistent > field > > by annotating it with org.apache.openjpa.persistence.Persistent > > < > > > http://ci.apache.org/projects/openjpa/trunk/docbook/manual.html#ref_guide_meta_jpa_persistent > > > > > annotation. > > > > [2] > > > > > http://ci.apache.org/projects/openjpa/trunk/docbook/manual.html#ref_guide_pc_extern > > > > On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 8:38 AM, Romain Manni-Bucau < > [email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > > > seems today only serialization can be used using > @Externalizer/@Factory. > > > However when both rely on the same type and the type is easy enough > (let > > > take the so common String example) I think we can map it 1-1 in the > > > database. Advantage is you can use any sql too to update the values. > > > > > > Opened a task and proposed a patch for it > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENJPA-2589 > > > > > > wdyt? > > > > > > Romain Manni-Bucau > > > @rmannibucau <https://twitter.com/rmannibucau> | Blog > > > <http://rmannibucau.wordpress.com> | Github < > > > https://github.com/rmannibucau> | > > > LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmannibucau> | Tomitriber > > > <http://www.tomitribe.com> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > *Rick Curtis* > > > -- *Rick Curtis*
