12.6 Updating the contents defined in the annotations

This section describes how to update the contents defined in the annotations.

When an annotation is updated, you can apply the changes to the application by re-importing the application or by using the reload functionality. Also, the standard Java EE 5 or later specifications determine that the information defined in the annotations can be overwritten with the standard DD. With Application Server, you can overwrite the contents defined in the annotation using the standard DD and update the definition contents using the server management commands.

The following table describes the organization of this section.

Table 12-14 Organization of this section (Updating the contents defined in the annotations)

CategoryTitleReference location
ExplanationUpdating the annotations12.6.1
Overwriting the annotations using the DD12.6.2
Referencing and updating the definitions with the server management commands12.6.3

Note: The functionality-specific explanation is not available for "Implementation", "Settings" and "Operations".


Organization of this section
12.6.1 Updating the annotations
12.6.2 Overwriting the annotations using the DD
12.6.3 Referencing and updating the definitions with the server management commands