getHibernateTemplate().saveOrUpdate(niProject);

2006-12-15 20:25:19,253 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/NIApp].[NIApp]] - <Servlet.service() for servlet NIApp threw exception>
org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException: com.siemens.niapp.model.Employee; nested exception is org.hibernate.TransientObjectException: com.siemens.niapp.model.Employee
org.hibernate.TransientObjectException: com.siemens.niapp.model.Employee
   at org.hibernate.engine.ForeignKeys.getEntityIdentifierIfNotUnsaved(ForeignKeys.java:216)
   at org.hibernate.type.EntityType.getIdentifier(EntityType.java:108)
   at org.hibernate.type.ManyToOneType.isDirty(ManyToOneType.java:221)
   at org.hibernate.type.TypeFactory.findDirty(TypeFactory.java:476)
   at org.hibernate.persister.entity.AbstractEntityPersister.findDirty(AbstractEntityPersister.java:2803)
   at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultFlushEntityEventListener.dirtyCheck(DefaultFlushEntityEventListener.java:467)
   at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultFlushEntityEventListener.isUpdateNecessary(DefaultFlushEntityEventListener.java:190)
   at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultFlushEntityEventListener.onFlushEntity(DefaultFlushEntityEventListener.java:113)
   at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractFlushingEventListener.flushEntities(AbstractFlushingEventListener.java:195)
   at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractFlushingEventListener.flushEverythingToExecutions(AbstractFlushingEventListener.java:76)
   at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultFlushEventListener.onFlush(DefaultFlushEventListener.java:26)
   at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.flush(SessionImpl.java:985)
   at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.managedFlush(SessionImpl.java:333)
   at org.hibernate.transaction.JDBCTransaction.commit(JDBCTransaction.java:106)
   at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTransactionManager.doCommit(HibernateTransactionManager.java:584)
   at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:500)
   at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:473)
   at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.doCommitTransactionAfterReturning(TransactionAspectSupport.java:267)
   at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:106)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:170)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.Cglib2AopProxy$DynamicAdvisedInterceptor.intercept(Cglib2AopProxy.java:623)
   at com.siemens.niapp.manager.NiManager$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$9ad54d5f.copyProject(<generated>)
   at com.siemens.niapp.controller.createproject.CreateProjectCopyController.onSubmit(CreateProjectCopyController.java:67)
   at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.SimpleFormController.processFormSubmission(SimpleFormController.java:258)
   at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractFormController.handleRequestInternal(AbstractFormController.java:249)
   at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractController.handleRequest(AbstractController.java:153)
   at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter.handle(SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter.java:44)
   at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:723)
   at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:663)
   at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:394)
   at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:358)
   at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:709)
   at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
   at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.parsePage(PageFilter.java:118)
   at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.doFilter(PageFilter.java:52)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
   at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:174)
   at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:77)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
   at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
   at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
   at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
   at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
   at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
   at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
   at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)