If you don't want the save() to cascade, you should set cascade="none" or cascade="delete" on the association to User.
(Also, as long as unsaved-value is correct, the save() will cascade to an update() of the User, which is okay usually.) "Justen Stepka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Hibernate] dependent object that is a reference to another eforge.net hibernate object 05/02/03 11:54 AM I am having a problem with my already existing objects being persisted into the database when I call saveOrUpdate(). What happens is that I am putting the User object into my servlet session so that I can access the values of the account on the view (JSP pages). When I call on an operation later in the system I may grab that User object out of the session to set the value into a new object that is later persisted with hibernate by calling saveOrUpdate(). This is where the problem occurs... when I save that new object with the User object as a reference it is being repersisted rather than looking at the identy field and seeing that the row/data in the datastore as the same object. Is there a way to force hibernate to look at the existing identify field on the object I am setting rather than resave the existing object over again? Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ hibernate-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hibernate-devel ********************************************************************** Any personal or sensitive information contained in this email and attachments must be handled in accordance with the Victorian Information Privacy Act 2000, the Health Records Act 2001 or the Privacy Act 1988 (Commonwealth), as applicable. This email, including all attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose, distribute, copy or use the information contained in this email or attachments. Any confidentiality or privilege is not waived or lost because this email has been sent to you in error. If you have received it in error, please let us know by reply email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies. ********************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ hibernate-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hibernate-devel