Attempted at launching a job through jobLauncher from another spring batch job

Code:
  Job job = jobRegistry.getJob(jobName);
  JobExecution syncJobExecution = jobLauncher.run(job, syncJp);
Error:
[ 2012-12-27 14:08:03,244 ["http-bio-9977"-exec-5] step.AbstractStep.execute():212 ERROR]: [rangasaj] Encountered an error executing the step
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Existing transaction detected in JobRepository. Please fix this and try again (e.g. remove @Transactional annotations from client).
at org.springframework.batch.core.repository.support. AbstractJobRepositoryFactoryBean$1.invoke(Abstract JobRepositoryFactoryBean.java:164)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethod Invocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java :172)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopPro xy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)
at $Proxy101.createJobExecution(Unknown Source)
at org.springframework.batch.core.launch.support.Simp leJobLauncher.run(SimpleJobLauncher.java:111)
at deshaw.munshi.geneva.sync.SyncDriver.execute(SyncD river.java:142)
at org.springframework.batch.core.step.tasklet.Taskle tStep$ChunkTransactionCallback.doInTransaction(Tas kletStep.java:386)
at org.springframework.transaction.support.Transactio nTemplate.execute(TransactionTemplate.java:130)
at org.springframework.batch.core.step.tasklet.Taskle tStep$2.doInChunkContext(TaskletStep.java:264)
at org.springframework.batch.core.scope.context.StepC ontextRepeatCallback.doInIteration(StepContextRepe atCallback.java:76)
at org.springframework.batch.repeat.support.RepeatTem plate.getNextResult(RepeatTemplate.java:367)
at org.springframework.batch.repeat.support.RepeatTem plate.executeInternal(RepeatTemplate.java:214)
at org.springframework.batch.repeat.support.RepeatTem plate.iterate(RepeatTemplate.java:143)
at org.springframework.batch.core.step.tasklet.Taskle tStep.doExecute(TaskletStep.java:250)
at org.springframework.batch.core.step.AbstractStep.e xecute(AbstractStep.java:195)
at org.springframework.batch.core.job.SimpleStepHandl er.handleStep(SimpleStepHandler.java:135)
at org.springframework.batch.core.job.flow.JobFlowExe cutor.executeStep(JobFlowExecutor.java:61)
at org.springframework.batch.core.job.flow.support.st ate.StepState.handle(StepState.java:60)
.......

Environment:
JobRepository : SimpleJobRepository with meta tables stored in database
dataserver: sql server 2008
spring-batch : 2.1.8.RELEASE
spring: 3.1.0.RELEASE

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