Configuring Spring, JPA, Hibernate or other ORM technologies can be a challenge. One way to simplify ORM configuration is to configure package scanning for entity classes.

Struggling to get your first JPA 3 application off the ground? Here's a quick Hibernate and JPA 3 CRUD example to help you get going with the latest version of the Java Persistence API.

This application creates a new EntityManagerFactory that references the SuperHeroes persistence unit from “Java persistence with JPA and Hibernate, Part 2,” which contains the ProductPrice entity.