TransientObjectException - object references an unsaved transient instance - save the transient instance before flushing

Question

I\'ve come across a few good possible answers to my questions, but this is regarding an upgrade from Hibernate 3.4.0GA to Hibernate 4.1.8. So this used to work under the previou

Answer 1

NoteItem references a transient (not yet saved) instance of Note which has to be saved before. So specify "Cascade.all" on property note or call saveorupdate on Note first.