IllegalStateException: Either 'userTransaction' or... must be specified

[kimptoc]

Hi,

Apologies, this is probably a total noob question

We have a SpringMVC webapp that runs ok under JBoss, but fails under tomcat.

I first got this error:

NoClassDefFoundError: javax/transaction/Synchronization

15:12:57,201 INFO  [XmlWebApplicationContext] Refreshing org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebApplicationContex
t@153f67e: display name [Root WebApplicationContext]; startup date [Fri Aug 17 15:12:57 BST 2007]; root of context hiera
rchy
15:12:57,264 INFO  [XmlBeanDefinitionReader] Loading XML bean definitions from ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/applica
tionContext.xml]
15:12:57,357 INFO  [XmlBeanDefinitionReader] Loading XML bean definitions from ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/commonS
pringContext.xml]
15:12:57,436 INFO  [XmlWebApplicationContext] Bean factory for application context [org.springframework.web.context.supp
ort.XmlWebApplicationContext@153f67e]: org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory@1cf4a2c
15:12:57,545 INFO  [XmlWebApplicationContext] Bean 'org.springframework.aop.config.internalAutoProxyCreator' is not elig
ible for getting processed by all BeanPostProcessors (for example: not eligible for auto-proxying)
15:12:57,576 INFO  [DefaultListableBeanFactory] Destroying singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Defau
ltListableBeanFactory@1cf4a2c: defining beans [transactionManager,transactionTemplate,org.springframework.aop.config.int
ernalAutoProxyCreator,org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAttributeSourceAdvisor,simpleJdbcTemplate,j
dbcTemplate,namedParameterJdbcTemplate,systemUserDao,mithrasCacheDao,referenceDataDao,instrumentDao,portfolioDao,sophisC
ommonDao,requestHandler,instrumentDaoMithras,greeksDao,utilitiesDao,systemVersionDaoMithras,systemUserManager,templateDa
o,tradeDao,mithrasInstrumentManager,mithrasGreeksManager,mithrasUtilitiesManager,instrumentManager,templateManager,signo
nInterceptor,systemVersionManager,startup,messageSource,viewResolver,urlMapping,exceptionResolver,changeResult,applicati
onProperties,instrumentPricer,entityManagerFactory,dataSource]; root of factory hierarchy
15:12:57,576 ERROR [ContextLoader] Context initialization failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.transaction.
interceptor.TransactionAttributeSourceAdvisor': Cannot create inner bean '(inner bean)' of type [org.springframework.tra
nsaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor] while setting bean property 'transactionInterceptor'; nested exception is o
rg.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name '(inner bean)': Cannot resolve ref
erence to bean 'transactionManager' while setting bean property 'transactionManager'; nested exception is org.springfram
ework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'transactionManager' defined in ServletContext
resource [/WEB-INF/commonSpringContext.xml]: Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/transaction/Synchronization
Caused by:
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name '(inner bean)': Cannot resolve re
ference to bean 'transactionManager' while setting bean property 'transactionManager'; nested exception is org.springfra
mework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'transactionManager' defined in ServletContext
 resource [/WEB-INF/commonSpringContext.xml]: Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoun
dError: javax/transaction/Synchronization
Caused by:
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'transactionManager' defined in S
ervletContext resource [/WEB-INF/commonSpringContext.xml]: Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.N
oClassDefFoundError: javax/transaction/Synchronization
Caused by:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/transaction/Synchronization
        at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructors0(Native Method)

Which I fixed by putting the jta.jar into the common/lib directory, but then get this error:

IllegalStateException: Either 'userTransaction' or 'userTransactionName' or 'transactionManager' or 'transacti
onManagerName' must be specified

15:14:22,951 INFO  [XmlWebApplicationContext] Refreshing org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebApplicationContex
t@153f67e: display name [Root WebApplicationContext]; startup date [Fri Aug 17 15:14:22 BST 2007]; root of context hiera
rchy
15:14:23,014 INFO  [XmlBeanDefinitionReader] Loading XML bean definitions from ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/applica
tionContext.xml]
15:14:23,107 INFO  [XmlBeanDefinitionReader] Loading XML bean definitions from ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/commonS
pringContext.xml]
15:14:23,186 INFO  [XmlWebApplicationContext] Bean factory for application context [org.springframework.web.context.supp
ort.XmlWebApplicationContext@153f67e]: org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory@1cf4a2c
15:14:23,295 INFO  [XmlWebApplicationContext] Bean 'org.springframework.aop.config.internalAutoProxyCreator' is not elig
ible for getting processed by all BeanPostProcessors (for example: not eligible for auto-proxying)
15:14:23,342 INFO  [DefaultListableBeanFactory] Destroying singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Defau
ltListableBeanFactory@1cf4a2c: defining beans [transactionManager,transactionTemplate,org.springframework.aop.config.int
ernalAutoProxyCreator,org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAttributeSourceAdvisor,simpleJdbcTemplate,j
dbcTemplate,namedParameterJdbcTemplate,systemUserDao,mithrasCacheDao,referenceDataDao,instrumentDao,portfolioDao,sophisC
ommonDao,requestHandler,instrumentDaoMithras,greeksDao,utilitiesDao,systemVersionDaoMithras,systemUserManager,templateDa
o,tradeDao,mithrasInstrumentManager,mithrasGreeksManager,mithrasUtilitiesManager,instrumentManager,templateManager,signo
nInterceptor,systemVersionManager,startup,messageSource,viewResolver,urlMapping,exceptionResolver,changeResult,applicati
onProperties,instrumentPricer,entityManagerFactory,dataSource]; root of factory hierarchy
15:14:23,342 ERROR [ContextLoader] Context initialization failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.transaction.
interceptor.TransactionAttributeSourceAdvisor': Cannot create inner bean '(inner bean)' of type [org.springframework.tra
nsaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor] while setting bean property 'transactionInterceptor'; nested exception is o
rg.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name '(inner bean)': Cannot resolve ref
erence to bean 'transactionManager' while setting bean property 'transactionManager'; nested exception is org.springfram
ework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'transactionManager' defined in ServletContext
resource [/WEB-INF/commonSpringContext.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalStat
eException: Either 'userTransaction' or 'userTransactionName' or 'transactionManager' or 'transactionManagerName' must b
e specified
Caused by:
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name '(inner bean)': Cannot resolve re
ference to bean 'transactionManager' while setting bean property 'transactionManager'; nested exception is org.springfra
mework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'transactionManager' defined in ServletContext
 resource [/WEB-INF/commonSpringContext.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalSta
teException: Either 'userTransaction' or 'userTransactionName' or 'transactionManager' or 'transactionManagerName' must
be specified
Caused by:
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'transactionManager' defined in S
ervletContext resource [/WEB-INF/commonSpringContext.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.la
ng.IllegalStateException: Either 'userTransaction' or 'userTransactionName' or 'transactionManager' or 'transactionManag
erName' must be specified
Caused by:
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Either 'userTransaction' or 'userTransactionName' or 'transactionManager' or 'transacti
onManagerName' must be specified
        at org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager.initUserTransactionAndTransactionManager(JtaTransac
tionManager.java:458)
        at org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager.afterPropertiesSet(JtaTransactionManager.java:407)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowi
reCapableBeanFactory.java:1201)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireC
apableBeanFactory.java:1171)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapab
leBeanFactory.java:425)

Which was an error we were getting with the JBoss version, until I removed the jta.jar from the webapp - seems like it clashed with the JBoss version.

Any tips on getting it to run with tomcat.

Thanks in advance,
Chris

[Marten Deinum]

You use JTA so re-introducte the jta.jar when running on Tomcat. As you correctly mentioned, JTA is provided by JBoss out-of-the-box (which is has to because it is a a full J2EE server), tomcat otoh doesn't provide that because it is merely a JSP/Servlet container. (This is the part you already fixed).

Tomcat also doesn't provide anything for distributed transaction, you will need to introduce something yourself, the are standalone JTA providers/manager available wich work perfectly well with Tomcat).

[kimptoc]

Hi,

Thanks for the quick reply.

If I understand you correctly, it seems I need to add a standalone JTA provider to tomcat in order to use this webapp under tomcat?

Thanks,
Chris

[Jörg Heinicke]

If I understand you correctly, it seems I need to add a standalone JTA provider to tomcat in order to use this webapp under tomcat?

Exactly. There are at least Jencks, JOTM and Atomikos.

Joerg

[kimptoc]

Hi,

Thanks - I am now trying to use JOTM but spring is failing to find the bound datasource - my context looks like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Context path="/mw" docBase="C:\rbidev\" >

 <Resource name="jdbc/m2" auth="Container" type="javax.sql.DataSource"
        factory="org.objectweb.jndi.DataSourceFactory"
        driverClassName="oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver"
        username="???" password="???" url="jdbc:oracle:thin:@172.17.44.29:9501:SOPHI2DV"/>

    <Transaction factory="org.objectweb.jotm.UserTransactionFactory"
       jotm.timeout="60"/>
                          
</Context>

But I get this error:

12:53:03,024 INFO  [jotm] JOTM started with a local transaction factory which is not bound.
12:53:03,024 INFO  [jotm] CAROL initialization
12:53:03,118 INFO  [jta] JOTM 2.0.10
12:53:03,149 INFO  [[/mw]] Initializing Spring root WebApplicationContext
12:53:03,149 INFO  [ContextLoader] Root WebApplicationContext: initialization started
12:53:03,180 INFO  [XmlWebApplicationContext] Refreshing org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebApplicationContex
t@ad8659: display name [Root WebApplicationContext]; startup date [Sat Aug 18 12:53:03 BST 2007]; root of context hierarchy
12:53:03,242 INFO  [XmlBeanDefinitionReader] Loading XML bean definitions from ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/applicationContext.xml]
12:53:03,336 INFO  [XmlBeanDefinitionReader] Loading XML bean definitions from ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/commonSpringContext.xml]
12:53:03,399 INFO  [XmlWebApplicationContext] Bean factory for application context [org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebApplicationContext@ad8659]: org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory@1d3cdaa
12:53:03,523 INFO  [XmlWebApplicationContext] Bean 'org.springframework.aop.config.internalAutoProxyCreator' is not elig
ible for getting processed by all BeanPostProcessors (for example: not eligible for auto-proxying)
12:53:03,555 INFO  [JtaTransactionManager] Using JTA UserTransaction: org.objectweb.jotm.Current@136a43c
12:53:03,555 INFO  [JtaTransactionManager] Using JTA TransactionManager: org.objectweb.jotm.Current@136a43c
12:53:03,586 INFO  [DefaultListableBeanFactory] Destroying singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory@1d3cdaa: defining beans [transactionManager,transactionTemplate,org.springframework.aop.config.int
ernalAutoProxyCreator,org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAttributeSourceAdvisor,simpleJdbcTemplate,jdbcTemplate,namedParameterJdbcTemplate,systemUserDao,mithrasCacheDao,referenceDataDao,instrumentDao,portfolioDao,sophisC
ommonDao,requestHandler,instrumentDaoMithras,greeksDao,utilitiesDao,systemVersionDaoMithras,systemUserManager,templateDao,tradeDao,mithrasInstrumentManager,mithrasGreeksManager,mithrasUtilitiesManager,instrumentManager,templateManager,signonInterceptor,systemVersionManager,startup,messageSource,viewResolver,urlMapping,exceptionResolver,changeResult,applicati
onProperties,instrumentPricer,entityManagerFactory,dataSource]; root of factory hierarchy
12:53:03,586 ERROR [ContextLoader] Context initialization failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'startup' defined in ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/commonSpringContext.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'dataSource' while setting bean propert
y 'dataSource'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'dataSource': Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: Name jdbc is
not bound in this Context
Caused by:
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'dataSource': Invocation of init
method failed; nested exception is javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: Name jdbc is not bound in this Context
Caused by:
javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: Name jdbc is not bound in this Context
        at org.apache.naming.NamingContext.lookup(NamingContext.java:770)
        at org.apache.naming.NamingContext.lookup(NamingContext.java:153)
        at org.apache.naming.SelectorContext.lookup(SelectorContext.java:137)
        at javax.naming.InitialContext.lookup(InitialContext.java:392)

Is this an issue local transaction factory which is not bound.

The data source entry in the spring config is this:

    <jee:jndi-lookup id="dataSource" jndi-name="java:jdbc/m2" />

Thanks in advance for any tips.

Regards,
Chris

[Jörg Heinicke]

I don't know how you have to set it up with JOTM, I only know Jencks. With Jencks I started with a blog post by Thierry Templier (the link used to work, but seems not at the moment). With Jencks 2.0 it is supposed to be even simpler.

Joerg