Could it be that the basic config of jBPM dit not use wel configured transactions? If transactions (in your opinion) were configured correctly, please file a jira issue then for some validation software. Lets see what comes out. Please also describe your case (the cause, configuration etc) in it. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4175446#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...