# General information

This table lists the General information fields available in the JPA Details view for each entity type.

Property | Description | Default | Available for Entity Type
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Mapping Type Hyperlink | Clicking the name of the mapping type, which is represented as a hyperlink, invokes the Mapping Type Selection dialog. Use this dialog to specify the type of entity: Mapped Superclass, Embeddable or the default mapping type. | Entity | Entity, Embeddable, and Mapped superclass
Name | The name of this entity. By default, the class name is used as the entity name. |  | Entity
Table | The default database table information for this entity. These fields can be overridden by the information in the Attribute overrides area. |  | Entity
Name | The name of the primary database table associated with the entity. |  | Entity
Catalog | The database catalog that contains the Table. | As defined in `orm.xml`. | Entity
Schema | The database schema that contains the Table. | As defined in `orm.xml`. | Entity

Adding persistence to a class

JPA Details view (for entities)