"bstansberry(a)jboss.com" wrote : That behavior of allowing persistent to proceed after a failure with transient goes back a long way. Why is this though? I can see how this can be useful in some cases, but in others (e.g., if passivation is in use) it's usefulness may be limited. First impressions and all so far, but I'd lean towards an atomic approach here. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3971440#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...