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Reverse Engineering

Last modified: 17 June 2024

Reverse engineering is the process of scaffolding JPA entity classes based on a database schema.

If the JPA Buddy plugin is installed and enabled, you have additional ways to access the Entities from DB window:

  • Right-click anywhere in the Project tool window and select New | JPA Entities from DB.

  • Click Add in the JPA Explorer tool window and select Entities from DB.

    JPA Explorer tool window