Hi All, I have a object with below relationship public class A { @Id @SequenceGenerator(name = "ID_GENERATOR", sequenceName = "Id_SEQ", allocationSize = 1) @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.SEQUENCE, generator = "ID_GENERATOR") @Column(name = "id") private BigDecimal id; @OneToMany(mappedBy = MST, orphanRemoval = true, cascade = { CascadeType.ALL}) @OrderBy("id DESC") private List<B> b = new ArrayList<B>(); @Column(name = "name") private String name; } When I modify class A'S SAY name attribute and say dao.persist(A) then onFlushDirty()[overridden in my Hibernate interceptor] is also invoked even if B object is not modified I am not understanding why hibernate is treating List<B> objects to be dirty when I am trying to save the parent object A Regards, Nitin MASTEK LTD. In the US, we're called MAJESCOMASTEK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual and not that of Mastek Limited, unless specifically indicated to that effect. Mastek Limited does not accept any responsibility or liability for it. This e-mail and attachments (if any) transmitted with it are confidential and/or privileged and solely for the use of the intended person or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. This e-mail and its attachments have been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. It is the responsibility of the recipient to run the virus check on e-mails and attachments before opening them. If you have received this e-mail in error, kindly delete this e-mail from desktop and server. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~