To summarise... the exceptions:
org.hibernate.exception.ConstraintViolationException could not execute statement SQL n/a SQLState 23000 errorCode 1062 and: java.sql.SQLIntegrityConstraintViolationException Duplicate entry 'Abel' for key 'UK_h029unq4qgmbvesub83df4vok' SQLState 23000 errorCode 1062 is thrown when the below line is reached in onValidate(): User userVerif = crudServiceDAO.findUniqueWithNamedQuery(User.BY_USERNAME, QueryParameters.with("userName", user.getUserName()).parameters()); yet this is only calling the below 'HQL select' NamedQuery: @NamedQuery(name = User.BY_USERNAME, query = "Select u from User u where u.userName = :userName"), which raises the question: Who or what is automatically attempting to illegally persist a user with duplicate userName? BeanEditForm? Hibernate? Ghosts? Quoting from http://tapestry.apache.org/beaneditform-guide.html: Automatic Object Creation If the object does not exist, it will be created as needed. Does altering the userName field (a unique field) invoke this "automatic object creation"? I don't imagine this is the case, else why would BeanEditForm bother firing a 'validate' event? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org