Hallo all, I have the problem that I cannot delete a detached object. My source codes are (I'm using the spring framework): public void delete(final int id) { final JpaTemplate t = getJpaTemplate(); T obj = t.find(getObjectClass(), id); if (obj != null) { obj = t.merge(obj); t.remove(obj); } } Looks strange, but obj what I got as result is also detached object... What I'm doing wrong? stack trace: org.apache.openjpa.persistence.ArgumentException: You cannot perform operation delete on detached object "org.apache.openjpa.enhance.com$btelligent$erp$domain$persistence$WorkTime$pcsubclass@5ee6a6". This operation only applies to managed objects. FailedObject: org.apache.openjpa.enhance.com$btelligent$erp$domain$persistence$WorkTime$pcsubclass@5ee6a6 at org.apache.openjpa.kernel.BrokerImpl.newDetachedException(BrokerImpl.java:2521) at org.apache.openjpa.kernel.BrokerImpl.delete(BrokerImpl.java:2512) at org.apache.openjpa.kernel.BrokerImpl.delete(BrokerImpl.java:2474) at org.apache.openjpa.kernel.DelegatingBroker.delete(DelegatingBroker.java:1030) at org.apache.openjpa.persistence.EntityManagerImpl.remove(EntityManagerImpl.java:555) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.springframework.orm.jpa.ExtendedEntityManagerCreator$ExtendedEntityManagerInvocationHandler.invoke(ExtendedEntityManagerCreator.java:340) at $Proxy48.remove(Unknown Source) at org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaTemplate$7.doInJpa(JpaTemplate.java:280) at org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaTemplate.execute(JpaTemplate.java:191) at org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaTemplate.remove(JpaTemplate.java:278) at com.btelligent.erp.dao.jpa.AbstarctJpaDao.delete(AbstarctJpaDao.java:41) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:296) at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:198) at $Proxy20.delete(Unknown Source) Best regards, Alex -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Cannot-perform-operation-delete-on-detached-object-tf4670739.html#a13342865 Sent from the OpenJPA Developers mailing list archive at Nabble.com.