| Inheritance tab | 
This table lists the fields available on the Inheritance tab in the Persistence Properties view for each entity type.
| Property | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|
| Strategy | Specify the strategy to use when mapping a class or class hierarchy: 
 | Single table | 
| Discriminator Column | Use to specify the name of the discriminator column when using a Single or Joined inheritance strategy. |  | 
| Discriminator Type | se this field to set the discriminator type to CharorInteger(instead of its default:String). The Discriminator Value must conform to this type. |  | 
| Discriminator Value | Specify the discriminator value used to differentiate an entity in this inheritance hierarchy. The value must conform to the specified Discriminator Type. |  | 
 
