as long as it solves your problem

I did not need the restart, because I want all my jobs re-runnable rather then restartable - just a general style - makes it easier on working with remote systems / complex flat files / non transactional resources / etc...

Also I would not invest too much in "DrivingQueryItemReader", since it is "no longer with us" in subsequent versions of spring batch.

But again, glad it is working for you,

-- litius