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Re: persistence.xml in Java SE environment

From: Marina Vatkina <Marina.Vatkina_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 07:52:13 -0800

Tom, Michael,

Shouldn't this element be ignored in Java SE (along with ...-datasourse
ones) if the provider uses properties for the resource settings? There
is no value in specifying RESOURCE_LOCAL in this case.

Mike, Linda, what do you think?

thanks,
-marina

Tom Ware wrote:
> Michael and Marina,
>
> Michael is right. Java SE examples should be updated to use
> RESOURCE_LOCAL.
>
> -Tom
>
> Michael Bouschen wrote:
>
>> Hi Marina,
>>
>> the <persistence-unit> element in the persistence.xml file has an
>> attribute transaction-type which defaults to JTA. I think this default
>> is not useful in a Java SE environment, so the persistence.xml file
>> should explicitly set the attribute to RESOURCE_LOCAL in this case.
>>
>> We should update the persistence.xml in the Java SE available on the
>> glassfish "Persistence Example" page. What do you think?
>>
>> Regards Michael
>>
>>
>