[ http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/HHH-1?page=comm... ] Michael Kopp commented on HHH-1: -------------------------------- HI Martin, I hadn't had the time to do that patch. or better I hadn't had the time to properly test and submit it. maybe you can do that. All you have to do is to add the following to the EntitiyInsertAction public int compareTo(Object other) { if (other == this) return 0; try { final EntityInsertAction entityInsertAction = ((EntityInsertAction) other); final Object instance = entityInsertAction.getInstance(); if (instance != getInstance()) { // if any of our properties is actually to be inserted, it has to be before us for (int i = 0; i < state.length; i++) { final Object rel = state[i]; if (rel == instance) return +1; // the 'other' InsertAction inserts something that we need. it has to be before us in the queue } } } catch (ClassCastException e) { // why would we compare against another object than one with the same type... } return super.compareTo(other); } It makes sure that (upon sorting) an instance gets always inserted before the referal to that instance. After that you just have to sort the inserts like hibernate sorts the updates (can be configured) e.g. change the ActionQueue.sortUpdateActions and add a sort for the inserts. That should do it. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/secure/Administrators.... - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira