Invalid DbPersistenceServiceFactory XML config example in Section 7.2.2 of documentation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBPM-726 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBPM-726 Project: JBoss jBPM Issue Type: Bug Components: Documentation Affects Versions: jBPM 3.1.2 Reporter: Chris OBrien Assigned To: Tom Baeyens After fighting with the configuration to disable jBPM's management of transactions, and digging through the code, I finally figured out the issue. An incorrect user guide. In section 7.2.2. The DbPersistenceServiceFactory, it shows an XML snipped how to setup jBPM's persistence layer so it will not fuss with transactions. The example given is wrong. Where it says bean factory="org.jbpm.persistence.db.DbPersistenceServiceFactory" It should say bean class="org.jbpm.persistence.db.DbPersistenceServiceFactory"