Exception "Error trying to format exception message: UnitOfWork [{0}] was rendered inactive before associated externally managed transaction was complete" In TopLink (Doc ID 1512106.1)

Last updated on APRIL 24, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

In TopLink 11.1.1.4.0, when database exception is encountered, e.g. when transaction times out, it
was found that EclipseLink outputs the following exception in log:
  
  [EL Warning]: 2012-09-28
  14:30:09.693--UnitOfWork(41434791)--Thread(Thread[[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread:
  '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)',5,Pooled
  Threads])--Local Exception Stack:
  Exception [EclipseLink-23011] (Eclipse Persistence Services -
  2.1.2.v20101206-r8635):
  org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.TransactionException
  Exception Description: Error trying to format exception message: UnitOfWork
  [{0}] was rendered inactive before associated externally managed transaction
  was complete. The arguments are: [Exception [EclipseLink-4022] (Eclipse
  Persistence Services - 2.1.2.v20101206-r8635):
  org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.DatabaseException
  Exception Description: Accessor or its connection has been set to null.
  This can occur if the ClientSession or UnitOfWork was released in a seperate
  thread, for instance if a Timeout occurred.]
  at
  org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.TransactionException.inactiveUnitOfWork(Tr
  ansactionException.java:118)
  at
  org.eclipse.persistence.transaction.AbstractSynchronizationListener.afterComp
  letion(AbstractSynchronizationListener.java:203)
  at
  org.eclipse.persistence.transaction.JTASynchronizationListener.afterCompletio
  n(JTASynchronizationListener.java:79)
  ... (truncated) ...

Error Details
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Exception Description: Accessor or its connection has been set to null.
This can occur if the ClientSession or UnitOfWork was released in a seperate
thread, for instance if a Timeout occurred.

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