Folks,

Thanks for finding the issue. With this particular application, I was
attempting to demonstrate features we need for product. Our product is not
using JPA right now, but i hope in the future we will be able to use it. 

Regards,

Robert Jackson

Jeremy Bauer wrote:
> 
> Hi Robert,
> 
> Thanks for posting your ear file and the word doc.  I was able to use
> it to reproduce the problem with DB2 and Derby and as you've seen,
> strangely, the application works fine with Oracle.  The culprit is the
> use of TransactionAttribute.REQUIRES_NEW on
> BankAccountsBean.UpdateCheckingBalance().  If you comment out
> @TransactionAttribute(TransactionAttributeType.REQUIRES_NEW) on that
> method the EJB operations will complete successfully.  This gets
> around the issue, but may not provide the transactional behavior you
> intend.
> 
> I haven't yet determined how the application, server, and DB is
> supposed to behave using the set of transaction attributes you've
> defined for the application logic, but as we've seen, there's
> definitely an issue.  I'll post as I find out more.
> 
> -Jeremy
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:17 PM, rjack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> 1) The test connection works with all datasources. I did notice it wasn't
>> connecting on all IP addresses. I fixed that, but it's still not working.
>>
>> 2) I couldn't get MS SQL Server to work either. I'm using SQL Server
>> Express
>> which might be part of the problem. It did work as Derby did on Weblogic.
>>
>> 3) I'm going to attach some pictures of the WebSphere setup.
>>
>> Robert Jackson
>>
>>
>> Michael Dick wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Robert,
>>>
>>> Quick question, does the test connection button on the WebSphere GUI
>>> work
>>> for the Derby and MS SQL datasources?
>>>
>>> If test connection works, then OpenJPA should have no trouble getting a
>>> connection..
>>>
>>> --mike
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Kevin Sutter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> RJack,
>>>> From what you are telling me, things should be working...  :-)
>>>>
>>>> It sounds like you are creating an appropriate j2c component
>>>> authentication
>>>> alias.  I verified that this should be used even with a global jndi
>>>> lookup
>>>> of the datasource.  Setting custom properties on the datasource is
>>>> another
>>>> alternative, but should not be required.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe a trace of the failure would help?  Or, even to start with, the
>>>> SystemOut.log that shows the error.
>>>>
>>>> Also, what did you do to get SQLServer to work?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your patience,
>>>> Kevin
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:31 AM, rjack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > Kevin,
>>>> >
>>>> > I'm attaching the EAR I'm using in WebSphere. I am defining a
>>>> datasource
>>>> > with that name, "JavaTranDerby".
>>>> >
>>>> > In both cases of Derby and Oracle, I"m creating a login/password
>>>> using
>>>> J2C
>>>> > Authentication data and setting the login for XA Recovery and
>>>> > authentication
>>>> > for component management. I wonder if I need to set custom properties
>>>> for
>>>> > Derby. In networked mode it seems to want a userId and Password even
>>>> if
>>>> > they
>>>> > are fake.
>>>> >
>>>> > I can access Derby on the WebSphere server  remotely using
>>>> DBvisualizer
>>>> > with
>>>> > no problem. I tried the jars that come with WAS 7 and also the 10.4
>>>> Derby
>>>> > jars.
>>>> >
>>>> > Robert
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > http://n2.nabble.com/file/n1394204/Transaction.ear Transaction.ear
>>>> >
>>>> > Kevin Sutter wrote:
>>>> > >
>>>> > > RJack,
>>>> > > According to your persistence.xml file, you are attempting to use a
>>>> > > jta-data-source:
>>>> > >
>>>> > > - <#>   <persistence-unit name="*TransactionEJBPU*"
>>>> > > transaction-type="*JTA*"
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >        <jta-data-source>JavaTranDerby</jta-data-source>
>>>> > >  </persistence-unit>
>>>> > >
>>>> > > This indicates that you need to have a DataSource configured at the
>>>> jndi
>>>> > > name of "JavaTranDerby".  Do you?  Normally, customers would
>>>> preface
>>>> the
>>>> > > global Datasource jndi names with "jdbc/", but that's not a hard
>>>> > > requirement.  If you have configured this datasource in WebSphere
>>>> with
>>>> > > that
>>>> > > jndi name, then OpenJPA should be able to find it.  And, if you do
>>>> have
>>>> > it
>>>> > > configured in WebSphere, then all of the login information should
>>>> be
>>>> > > configured on that datasource.  If you use the <jta-data-source>
>>>> element,
>>>> > > then no additional datasource configuration properties will be
>>>> used.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > If you do not plan to or want to configure a datasource in
>>>> WebSphere
>>>> for
>>>> > > the
>>>> > > jndi look, then you will need to configure datasource configuration
>>>> > > properties in your persistence.xml file.  I am very surprised that
>>>> this
>>>> > > same
>>>> > > configuration worked just fine with WegLogic.  Did you have the
>>>> jndi
>>>> name
>>>> > > for the datasource configured in WebLogic?  Or, did you have to
>>>> provide
>>>> > > some
>>>> > > configuration parameters to get around the datasource access?
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Now, a few other observations.  The TransactionEAR.jar is not a
>>>> normal
>>>> > > .ear
>>>> > > file.  It looks to be an Eclipse project (or possibly some other
>>>> IDE).
>>>> > > Correct?  It only contains source files.  And, it doesn't seem to
>>>> follow
>>>> > > normal .ear file formatting.  For example, the META-INF directory
>>>> is
>>>> > > located
>>>> > > in a src directory.  This would not be a normal location to search
>>>> for
>>>> a
>>>> > > persistence.xml file.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Can you provide the actual .ear file that you are attempting to
>>>> install
>>>> > > and
>>>> > > use?
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I also see the jpa.reveng.xml file which seems to indicate that
>>>> maybe
>>>> > this
>>>> > > project started with Hibernate and you are now moving to OpenJPA? 
>>>> Is
>>>> > that
>>>> > > the case?  Just curious since OpenJPA is always interested in
>>>> learning
>>>> > > about
>>>> > > Hibernate migration lessons.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > And, finally, you mentioned that you got this to work with Oracle
>>>> 10g.
>>>> > > What
>>>> > > did you do to get that configuration to work for you?
>>>> > >
>>>> > > More questions than answers at this point...
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Thanks,
>>>> > > Kevin
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 2:08 PM, rjack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>> > >
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Kevin,
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Thanks for your interest. I would like to have this working
>>>> because
>>>> it
>>>> > >> would
>>>> > >> be a great way to deploy prototypes which I do often.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> The server I'm using is Running WebSphere 7 GA on Windows 2003
>>>> Server,
>>>> > >> Service Pack 2.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> I'm using container managed transactions. I'm uploading the source
>>>> that
>>>> > >> is
>>>> > >> working in Weblogic 10.3.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> I wonder if I need to add userId and password at connection
>>>> properties.
>>>> > >> Right now I have them added as a J2C logins.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Robert
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>
>>>> http://n2.nabble.com/file/n1390062/TransactionEAR.jarTransactionEAR.jar
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Kevin Sutter wrote:
>>>> > >> >
>>>> > >> > RJack,
>>>> > >> > Can you provide a bit more information on what your operating
>>>> > >> environment
>>>> > >> > is?  Are you using application-managed persistence contexts? 
>>>> Or,
>>>> > >> > container-managed?  Are you using base WebSphere v6.1, v6.1 +
>>>> EJB3
>>>> > >> Feature
>>>> > >> > Pack, or v7?
>>>> > >> >
>>>> > >> >
>>>> > >> > You should not require any additional properties to get this
>>>> running.
>>>> > >> > Except maybe for some Connection-related properties.  Since JPA
>>>> is
>>>> > >> > optimistic by default, you should not set the LockManager to
>>>> > >> pessimistic
>>>> > >> > --
>>>> > >> > unless your application requires this extension.
>>>> > >> >
>>>> > >> > Being both an OpenJPA and WebSphere advocate, I would be
>>>> interested
>>>> in
>>>> > >> > understanding why you are having difficulties getting this
>>>> combination
>>>> > >> to
>>>> > >> > run.  It should not be this difficult.  Thanks for your help in
>>>> making
>>>> > >> > these
>>>> > >> > products better.
>>>> > >> >
>>>> > >> > Kevin
>>>> > >> >
>>>> > >> > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 12:43 PM, rjack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >> >
>>>> > >> >>
>>>> > >> >> Folks,
>>>> > >> >>
>>>> > >> >> I got it to work using Oracle 10g.
>>>> > >> >>
>>>> > >> >> Robert Jackson
>>>> > >> >>
>>>> > >> >> rjack wrote:
>>>> > >> >> >
>>>> > >> >> > Folks,
>>>> > >> >> >
>>>> > >> >> >
>>>> > >> >> > I've been trying to get JPA to work with WebSphere. I'm not
>>>> having
>>>> > >> any
>>>> > >> >> > success.
>>>> > >> >> >
>>>> > >> >> > Derby - 5 minutes to get going in Weblogic
>>>> > >> >> > MS SQL Server - 10 minutes to get going in Weblogic
>>>> > >> >> >
>>>> > >> >> > I spent 2 days trying to get either working in WebSphere with
>>>> no
>>>> > >> >> success.
>>>> > >> >> >
>>>> > >> >> > Openjpa keeps complaining about pessimsitic locking and other
>>>> > stuff.
>>>> > >> >> >
>>>> > >> >> > I tried adding these lines to my persistence.xml file:
>>>> > >> >> >
>>>> > >> >> >               <properties>
>>>> > >> >> >                       <property name="openjpa.Optimistic"
>>>> > >> >> value="false"/>
>>>> > >> >> >                       <property name="openjpa.LockManager"
>>>> > >> >> value="pessimistic"/>
>>>> > >> >> >               </properties>
>>>> > >> >> >
>>>> > >> >> >
>>>> > >> >> > I would love to get it working with a Derby Server.
>>>> > >> >> >
>>>> > >> >> > Any ideas...
>>>> > >> >> >
>>>> > >> >> > Robert Jackson
>>>> > >> >> >
>>>> > >> >>
>>>> > >> >> --
>>>> > >> >> View this message in context:
>>>> > >> >>
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>>>> > >> >>
>>>> > >> >>
>>>> > >> >
>>>> > >> >
>>>> > >>
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>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> >
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>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> http://n2.nabble.com/file/n1396702/websphere_settings.doc
>> websphere_settings.doc
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