Steve Ebersole ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *updated* an issue Hibernate ORM ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYjM5MTdhYzZj... ) / Sub-task ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16115?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYjM5MT... ) HHH-16115 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16115?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYjM5MT... ) Develop an intermediate metamodel binding model ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16115?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYjM5MT... ) Change By: Steve Ebersole ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) The intention is a metamodel that represents some preliminary, high-level determinations about the domain model.  For example * Does a {{ClassDescriptor}} represent an entity?  An embeddable?  A converter?  Entity listeners?  … * Does a {{FieldDescriptor}} or {{MethodDescriptor}} represent a persistent attribute?  A listener callback?  … This metamodel represents an intermediate step in binding the domain model into Hibernate’s {{org.hibernate.mapping}} metamodel, which is often called its boot metamodel: {{source}} → {{intermediate}} → {{boot}} ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16115#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16115#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Get Jira notifications on your phone! Download the Jira Cloud app for Android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atlassian.android.jira.... ) or iOS ( https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1006972087?pt=696495&ct=Em... ) This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT#100214- sha1:c40e72a )