How To Load SQL data After Hibernate Creates Your Schema

Hibernate can create your database schema for you from Java @Entities using the hbm2ddl tool.

You can also tell it to run 1 or more SQL files after it is done creating your schema, for example to load test or reference data.

In persistence.xml, inside <persistence-unit><properties> add

<!-- "value" should be "create" or "create-drop". Warning, this is destructive! -->
<property name="hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto" value="create-drop"/>

<!-- relative to main/resources -->
<property name="hibernate.hbm2ddl.import_files" value="/import.sql, /import2.sql"/>

<!-- Lets you have multiple statements on multiple lines -->
<property name="hibernate.hbm2ddl.import_files_sql_extractor" value="org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.MultipleLinesSqlCommandExtractor" />

Then in src/main/resources, add your SQL files, and they will be run.