Transaction name null if WebsphereUowTransactionManager is configured

[Priyadarshan Kelkar]

Hello,

I am using Spring Transactions in my project. My Spring version is 3.0.3 and IBM Websphere v6.1.0.35.

If I use JtaTransactionManager then transaction name gets printed properly in logs.

Configuration:

	<bean id="txManager" class="org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager" 
		/>

Output of logs for log4j.logger.org.springframework.transaction.jta=DEBUG

2011-05-31 13:56:59,204 DEBUG org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager  -  Creating new transaction with name [com.xyz.gtw.rateserver.service.RateServiceImpl.getRate]: PROPAGATION_REQUIRED,ISOLATION_DEFAULT
2011-05-31 13:56:59,985 DEBUG org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager  - Triggering beforeCommit synchronization
2011-05-31 13:56:59,985 DEBUG org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager  - Triggering beforeCompletion synchronization
2011-05-31 13:56:59,985 DEBUG org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager  - Initiating transaction commit
2011-05-31 13:56:59,985 DEBUG org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager  - Triggering afterCommit synchronization
2011-05-31 13:56:59,985 DEBUG org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager  - Triggering afterCompletion synchronization

But if I use WebsphereUowTransactionManager, then transaction name appears 'null' in the logs.

Configuration:

<bean id="txManager" class="org.springframework.transaction.jta.WebsphereUowTransactionManager" 
		/>

Logs Output:

2011-05-31 13:56:59,204 DEBUG org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager  - Creating new transaction with name [null]: PROPAGATION_REQUIRED,ISOLATION_DEFAULT
2011-05-31 13:56:59,985 DEBUG org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager  - Triggering beforeCommit synchronization
2011-05-31 13:56:59,985 DEBUG org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager  - Triggering beforeCompletion synchronization
2011-05-31 13:56:59,985 DEBUG org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager  - Initiating transaction commit
2011-05-31 13:56:59,985 DEBUG org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager  - Triggering afterCommit synchronization
2011-05-31 13:56:59,985 DEBUG org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager  - Triggering afterCompletion synchronization

If someone has faced this before and managed to resolve it please share your inputs.
Thanks in advance.

[Mark Spritzler]

Did you try just with

<tx:jta-transaction-manager id="txManager"/>

Mark

[Priyadarshan Kelkar]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for replying.
I tried with <tx:jta-transaction-manager id="txManager"/>

But it is giving the same result as before. The transaction name is still being printed "null".
Really strange what is causing it to print null.

Please can you suggest ?
Thanks in advance.

[Mark Spritzler]

I am not sure, but JtaTransactionManager is the parent class of WebsphereUowTransactionManager in Spring. Maybe because you are using something more specific to Websphere, it can't get that value anymore.

Wish I could tell you more.

Mark