Error message: "org.hibernate.PropertyValueException: not-null property references a null or transient value: com.habitsoft.books.model.Account.business" could be clearer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: HHH-2982 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/HHH-2982 Project: Hibernate3 Issue Type: Improvement Affects Versions: 3.2.5 Reporter: Dobes Vandermeer The message currently says "references a null or transient value". It would be better if it actually said whether the value was transient, or null, since these two choices require a very different path of investigation. -- 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