This section describes the types of annotations that can be specified with Application Server and the points at which the applications specifying annotations are implemented.

The following table describes the organization of this section.

Table 12-2 Organization of this section (Specifying annotations)

Category	Title	Reference location
Explanation	Merits of using annotations and the annotations that can be specified	12.2.1
	Using the library JAR class with a declared annotation	12.2.2
Implementation	Implementing the Enterprise Beans when an annotation is specified	12.2.3

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

Organization of this section

12.2.1 Merits of using annotations and the annotations that can be specified

12.2.2 Using the library JAR class with a declared annotation

12.2.3 Implementing the Enterprise Beans when an annotation is specified