RollbackException with Spring Web Flow 2.2+/Spring 3.05 and EclipseLink 2.1.2 - spring

Question

I have a really weird exception being thrown that's extremely frustrating to track down. This behavior started when I switched from Hibernate to Eclipselink to satisfy a need for a missing feature.
This seems like some kind of communication miss between Spring and Eclipselink to me, but it may also be a configuration miss on my part. Can you help me figure this out? I'm pulling my hair out over what is probably something very simple.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
org.springframework.webflow.execution.ActionExecutionException: Exception thrown executing [AnnotatedAction#4a73d6bb targetAction = [EvaluateAction#7b16b52c expression = companyDao.listAll(), resultExpression = flowScope.entityList], attributes = map[[empty]]] in state 'null' of flow 'flows/company/list' -- action execution attributes were 'map[[empty]]'
org.springframework.webflow.execution.ActionExecutor.execute(ActionExecutor.java:60)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.ActionList.execute(ActionList.java:155)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.Flow.start(Flow.java:534)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.start(FlowExecutionImpl.java:366)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.RequestControlContextImpl.start(RequestControlContextImpl.java:234)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.SubflowState.doEnter(SubflowState.java:101)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.State.enter(State.java:194)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.Transition.execute(Transition.java:227)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.execute(FlowExecutionImpl.java:393)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.RequestControlContextImpl.execute(RequestControlContextImpl.java:214)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.TransitionableState.handleEvent(TransitionableState.java:119)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.Flow.handleEvent(Flow.java:555)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.handleEvent(FlowExecutionImpl.java:388)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.RequestControlContextImpl.handleEvent(RequestControlContextImpl.java:210)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.ViewState.handleEvent(ViewState.java:232)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.ViewState.resume(ViewState.java:196)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.Flow.resume(Flow.java:545)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.resume(FlowExecutionImpl.java:261)
org.springframework.webflow.executor.FlowExecutorImpl.resumeExecution(FlowExecutorImpl.java:169)
org.springframework.webflow.mvc.servlet.FlowHandlerAdapter.handle(FlowHandlerAdapter.java:183)
org.springframework.faces.webflow.JsfFlowHandlerAdapter.handle(JsfFlowHandlerAdapter.java:48)
org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:790)
org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:719)
org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:644)
org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:560)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:637)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
...
org.springframework.transaction.TransactionSystemException: Could not commit JPA transaction; nested exception is javax.persistence.RollbackException: Transaction rolled back because transaction was set to RollbackOnly.
org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaTransactionManager.doCommit(JpaTransactionManager.java:476)
org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:754)
org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:723)
org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.commitTransactionAfterReturning(TransactionAspectSupport.java:393)
org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:120)
org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
org.springframework.aop.interceptor.ExposeInvocationInterceptor.invoke(ExposeInvocationInterceptor.java:89)
org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
org.springframework.aop.framework.Cglib2AopProxy$DynamicAdvisedInterceptor.intercept(Cglib2AopProxy.java:621)
mypackage.GenericDAOImpl$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$945581be.listAll(<generated>)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectiveMethodExecutor.execute(ReflectiveMethodExecutor.java:69)
org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.MethodReference.getValueInternal(MethodReference.java:110)
org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.CompoundExpression.getValueInternal(CompoundExpression.java:57)
org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl.getTypedValue(SpelNodeImpl.java:102)
org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpression.getValue(SpelExpression.java:97)
org.springframework.binding.expression.spel.SpringELExpression.getValue(SpringELExpression.java:84)
org.springframework.webflow.action.EvaluateAction.doExecute(EvaluateAction.java:75)
org.springframework.webflow.action.AbstractAction.execute(AbstractAction.java:188)
org.springframework.webflow.execution.AnnotatedAction.execute(AnnotatedAction.java:145)
org.springframework.webflow.execution.ActionExecutor.execute(ActionExecutor.java:51)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.ActionList.execute(ActionList.java:155)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.Flow.start(Flow.java:534)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.start(FlowExecutionImpl.java:366)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.RequestControlContextImpl.start(RequestControlContextImpl.java:234)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.SubflowState.doEnter(SubflowState.java:101)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.State.enter(State.java:194)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.Transition.execute(Transition.java:227)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.execute(FlowExecutionImpl.java:393)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.RequestControlContextImpl.execute(RequestControlContextImpl.java:214)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.TransitionableState.handleEvent(TransitionableState.java:119)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.Flow.handleEvent(Flow.java:555)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.handleEvent(FlowExecutionImpl.java:388)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.RequestControlContextImpl.handleEvent(RequestControlContextImpl.java:210)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.ViewState.handleEvent(ViewState.java:232)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.ViewState.resume(ViewState.java:196)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.Flow.resume(Flow.java:545)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.resume(FlowExecutionImpl.java:261)
org.springframework.webflow.executor.FlowExecutorImpl.resumeExecution(FlowExecutorImpl.java:169)
org.springframework.webflow.mvc.servlet.FlowHandlerAdapter.handle(FlowHandlerAdapter.java:183)
org.springframework.faces.webflow.JsfFlowHandlerAdapter.handle(JsfFlowHandlerAdapter.java:48)
org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:790)
org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:719)
org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:644)
org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:560)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:637)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:343)
org.springframework.security.web.access.intercept.FilterSecurityInterceptor.invoke(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:109)
org.springframework.security.web.access.intercept.FilterSecurityInterceptor.doFilter(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:83)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.access.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:97)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.session.SessionManagementFilter.doFilter(SessionManagementFilter.java:96)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.authentication.AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.java:78)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.servletapi.SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.java:54)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.savedrequest.RequestCacheAwareFilter.doFilter(RequestCacheAwareFilter.java:35)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.authentication.www.BasicAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(BasicAuthenticationFilter.java:177)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter.doFilter(AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter.java:187)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.authentication.logout.LogoutFilter.doFilter(LogoutFilter.java:105)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.java:79)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:149)
org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:237)
org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:167)
org.springframework.orm.jpa.support.OpenEntityManagerInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenEntityManagerInViewFilter.java:113)
org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76)
org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:88)
org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76)
javax.persistence.RollbackException: Transaction rolled back because transaction was set to RollbackOnly.
org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.transaction.EntityTransactionImpl.commitInternal(EntityTransactionImpl.java:92)
org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.transaction.EntityTransactionImpl.commit(EntityTransactionImpl.java:63)
org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaTransactionManager.doCommit(JpaTransactionManager.java:467)
org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:754)
org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:723)
org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.commitTransactionAfterReturning(TransactionAspectSupport.java:393)
org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:120)
org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
org.springframework.aop.interceptor.ExposeInvocationInterceptor.invoke(ExposeInvocationInterceptor.java:89)
org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
org.springframework.aop.framework.Cglib2AopProxy$DynamicAdvisedInterceptor.intercept(Cglib2AopProxy.java:621)
mypackage.GenericDAOImpl$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$945581be.listAll(<generated>)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectiveMethodExecutor.execute(ReflectiveMethodExecutor.java:69)
org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.MethodReference.getValueInternal(MethodReference.java:110)
org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.CompoundExpression.getValueInternal(CompoundExpression.java:57)
org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl.getTypedValue(SpelNodeImpl.java:102)
org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpression.getValue(SpelExpression.java:97)
org.springframework.binding.expression.spel.SpringELExpression.getValue(SpringELExpression.java:84)
org.springframework.webflow.action.EvaluateAction.doExecute(EvaluateAction.java:75)
org.springframework.webflow.action.AbstractAction.execute(AbstractAction.java:188)
org.springframework.webflow.execution.AnnotatedAction.execute(AnnotatedAction.java:145)
org.springframework.webflow.execution.ActionExecutor.execute(ActionExecutor.java:51)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.ActionList.execute(ActionList.java:155)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.Flow.start(Flow.java:534)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.start(FlowExecutionImpl.java:366)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.RequestControlContextImpl.start(RequestControlContextImpl.java:234)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.SubflowState.doEnter(SubflowState.java:101)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.State.enter(State.java:194)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.Transition.execute(Transition.java:227)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.execute(FlowExecutionImpl.java:393)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.RequestControlContextImpl.execute(RequestControlContextImpl.java:214)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.TransitionableState.handleEvent(TransitionableState.java:119)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.Flow.handleEvent(Flow.java:555)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.handleEvent(FlowExecutionImpl.java:388)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.RequestControlContextImpl.handleEvent(RequestControlContextImpl.java:210)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.ViewState.handleEvent(ViewState.java:232)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.ViewState.resume(ViewState.java:196)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.Flow.resume(Flow.java:545)
org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.resume(FlowExecutionImpl.java:261)
org.springframework.webflow.executor.FlowExecutorImpl.resumeExecution(FlowExecutorImpl.java:169)
org.springframework.webflow.mvc.servlet.FlowHandlerAdapter.handle(FlowHandlerAdapter.java:183)
org.springframework.faces.webflow.JsfFlowHandlerAdapter.handle(JsfFlowHandlerAdapter.java:48)
org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:790)
org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:719)
org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:644)
org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:560)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:637)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:343)
org.springframework.security.web.access.intercept.FilterSecurityInterceptor.invoke(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:109)
org.springframework.security.web.access.intercept.FilterSecurityInterceptor.doFilter(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:83)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.access.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:97)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.session.SessionManagementFilter.doFilter(SessionManagementFilter.java:96)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.authentication.AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.java:78)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.servletapi.SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.java:54)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.savedrequest.RequestCacheAwareFilter.doFilter(RequestCacheAwareFilter.java:35)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.authentication.www.BasicAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(BasicAuthenticationFilter.java:177)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter.doFilter(AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter.java:187)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.authentication.logout.LogoutFilter.doFilter(LogoutFilter.java:105)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.java:79)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:355)
org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:149)
org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:237)
org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:167)
org.springframework.orm.jpa.support.OpenEntityManagerInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenEntityManagerInViewFilter.java:113)
org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76)
org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:88)
org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76)
Here's the method in question:
#Override
#Transactional(readOnly = true)
public List<entityType> listAll() {
String entityName = entityClass.getSimpleName();
if (entityClass.isAnnotationPresent(Entity.class)) {
Entity ea = (Entity) entityClass.getAnnotation(Entity.class);
if (ea.name() != null && ea.name().length() > 0) {
entityName = ea.name();
}
// TODO: If this query exists: entityName + ".list", use it, otherwise:
EntityManager em = getEntityManager();
Query query = null;
try {
// Try and find a query with the name (EntityName).list
query = em.createNamedQuery(entityName + ".list");
} catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
try {
// No query with this name, so fill it in with a custom query
if (entityClass.getMethod("deletedDate", Date.class) != null) {
query = em.createQuery("SELECT e FROM " + entityName + " e WHERE deletedDate is null");
} else {
throw new NoSuchMethodException();
}
} catch (NoSuchMethodException ex1) {
query = em.createQuery("SELECT e FROM " + entityName + " e");
}
}
return query.getResultList();
}
return null;
}
Spring Config is as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
xmlns:tx="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:mvc="http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc"
xmlns:faces="http://www.springframework.org/schema/faces"
xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop"
xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-3.0.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc/spring-mvc-3.0.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/faces http://www.springframework.org/schema/faces/spring-faces-2.0.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-3.0.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.0.xsd">
<!-- This will load environmental properties for us as well, filling in
the necessary data for connecting to an in-memory RDB by default,
or another DB if supplied properties by the environment -->
<bean id="propertyConfigurer" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer">
<!-- System values take priority -->
<property name="systemPropertiesMode" value="2" />
<!-- Check the properties file if we don't find the value in the environment -->
<property name="locations">
<list>
<value>classpath:/memory-database.properties</value>
</list>
</property>
</bean>
<bean class="org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource" destroy-method="close" id="dataSource">
<property name="url" value="${JDBC_CONNECTION_STRING}"/>
<property name="username" value="${PARAM1}"/>
<property name="password" value="${PARAM2}"/>
<property name="driverClassName" value="${PARAM3}"/>
<property name="validationQuery" value="${PARAM4}"/>
</bean>
<bean class="org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaTransactionManager" id="transactionManager">
<property name="entityManagerFactory" ref="entityManagerFactory"/>
<property name="jpaDialect" ref="jpaDialect"/>
</bean>
<context:annotation-config/>
<!-- Enable aspectj based transactions -->
<tx:annotation-driven mode="aspectj" transaction-manager="transactionManager" />
<!-- the transactional advice (i.e. what 'happens'; see the <aop:advisor/> bean below) -->
<tx:advice id="txAdvice" transaction-manager="transactionManager">
<!-- the transactional semantics... -->
<tx:attributes>
<!-- all methods starting with 'get' are read-only -->
<tx:method name="get*" read-only="true"/>
<tx:method name="find*" read-only="true"/>
<tx:method name="refresh*" read-only="true"/>
<tx:method name="list*" read-only="true"/>
<!-- other methods use the default transaction settings (see below) -->
<tx:method name="*"/>
</tx:attributes>
</tx:advice>
<aop:config proxy-target-class="true">
<aop:pointcut id="DaoOps" expression="execution(* mypackage.GenericDAO.*(..))"/>
<aop:advisor advice-ref="txAdvice" pointcut-ref="DaoOps"/>
</aop:config>
<bean class="org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean" id="entityManagerFactory">
<property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource"/>
<property name="jpaVendorAdapter" ref="jpaVendorAdapter"/>
<property name="jpaDialect" ref="jpaDialect"/>
</bean>
<bean id="jpaVendorAdapter" class="org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.EclipseLinkJpaVendorAdapter" >
<property name="showSql" value="true"/>
<property name="generateDdl" value="true" />
</bean>
<bean id="jpaDialect" class="org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.EclipseLinkJpaDialect"/>
<import resource="webmvc-config.xml"/>
<import resource="applicationContext-security.xml"/>
</beans>
Persistence.xml is as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<persistence version="1.0" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence/persistence_1_0.xsd">
<persistence-unit name="persistenceUnit" transaction-type="RESOURCE_LOCAL">
<provider>org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.PersistenceProvider</provider>
... Many Entity Classes Listed Here ...
<exclude-unlisted-classes>false</exclude-unlisted-classes>
<properties>
<property name="eclipselink.ddl-generation" value="create-tables"/>
<property name="eclipselink.weaving" value="static"/>
</properties>
</persistence-unit>
</persistence>
Static weaving is in fact being done via an ant task from Maven:
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>process-classes</phase>
<configuration>
<tasks>
<java classname="org.eclipse.persistence.tools.weaving.jpa.StaticWeave"
classpathref="maven.runtime.classpath" fork="true">
<arg line="-loglevel FINE -persistenceinfo src/main/resources target/classes target/classes"/>
</java>
</tasks>
</configuration>
<goals>
<goal>run</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>

Answer 1

Why are you catching runtime exception (IllegalArgumentException ) in transactional method? It will mark spring managed transaction for rollback.
Work around
#Transactional(noRollbackFor=IllegalArgumentException.class)