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If I have a detached object named "cat" with an identifier "1" and I want to import it to the database, so I can use session.replicate() to overwrite the existed row in the database with the same ID "1". But I have another requirement that I need to import the object like a new one, that means I must import the object cat with the same content except the identifier "1",
how can I generate the detached object cat's ID automatically,and how can I update the parent's ID stored in the cat's children, I need generate new ID for cat's children too, for the detached object cat is contains not only cat but also cat's children too, I must import all the objects like new ones.
Thank you in advance!
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Assuming you are not used generator=assigned as your IdGenerator, you should be able to assign null to your ID prior to calling session.save() with the detatched Cat and it should be persisted as a new object. You would need to do this for each of the kittens as well.