i am a hibernate beginner.
i have 2 questions.

1. we need to add multiple records to several tables . sometimes hundreds of such records. if i used hibernate, does it mean i have to create that many bean objects ?

will so many bean objects slow down response ?

2. we have part_master,part_detail related as parent-child .
i want to create 2 different xml maps, since i will need to refer to
part_detail independent of part_master, for my queries..

is this a valid idea ?

any help is welcome.

thanks in advance.

1. Depends on your app but I would say not really
2. Yes and you must read the doc before using Hibernate, this is really important.