public void testIfChangesAreReflectedInTheSameTransaction()
        throws HibernateException
    {
        final long id = 110000000037773404L;
        Session session1 = getSessionFactory().openSession(); // open a session
        session1.setFlushMode(FlushMode.AUTO);                // force changes to be reflected in the same session
        Transaction t1 = session1.beginTransaction();         // being transaction
        Loan l1 = (Loan) session1.load(Loan.class, new Long(id));
        String oldValue = l1.getFicoOverrideBy();
        String newValue = Long.toString(System.currentTimeMillis());
        l1.setFicoOverrideBy(newValue);                      // making a change in the session
        System.out.println("[1] Changed Value to " + newValue + " from " + oldValue);
        Loan l2 = (Loan) session1.createQuery("from Loan l where l.id=" + id)
            .uniqueResult();                                 // running another query to load the same entity
        System.out.println("[1] Value read from DB is " + l2.getFicoOverrideBy()); // are changes flushed to DB? Yes
        t1.commit();                                         // commit transaction
        session1.close();                                    // close session

        Session session2 = getSessionFactory().openSession(); // open another session
        session2.setFlushMode(FlushMode.COMMIT);              // force changes NOT to be reflected in the same session
        Transaction t2 = session2.beginTransaction();         // being transaction
        Loan l3 = (Loan) session2.load(Loan.class, new Long(id));
        oldValue = l3.getFicoOverrideBy();
        newValue = Long.toString(System.currentTimeMillis());
        l3.setFicoOverrideBy(newValue);                       // making a change in the session
        System.out.println("[2] Changed Value to " + newValue + " from " + oldValue);
        Loan l4 = (Loan) session2.createQuery("from Loan l where l.id=" + id)
            .uniqueResult();                                  // running another query to load the same entity
        System.out.println("[2] Value read from DB is " + l4.getFicoOverrideBy()); // are changes flushed to DB? Yes
        t2.commit();                                          // commit transaction

        session2.close();                                     // close session
    }

Hibernate: select loan0_.LOAN_ID as LOAN_ID0_, [..] loan0_.WEBSITE_ID as WEBSITE_ID0_ from LOAN loan0_ where loan0_.LOAN_ID=?
Hibernate: update LOAN set VERSION_NUMBER=?,  [..] WEBSITE_ID=? where LOAN_ID=? and VERSION_NUMBER=?
Hibernate: select loan0_.LOAN_ID as LOAN_ID, [..] loan0_.WEBSITE_ID as WEBSITE_ID from LOAN loan0_ where (loan0_.LOAN_ID=110000000037773404 )
Hibernate: select loan0_.LOAN_ID as LOAN_ID0_, [..] loan0_.WEBSITE_ID as WEBSITE_ID0_ from LOAN loan0_ where loan0_.LOAN_ID=?
Hibernate: select loan0_.LOAN_ID as LOAN_ID, [..] loan0_.WEBSITE_ID as WEBSITE_ID from LOAN loan0_ where (loan0_.LOAN_ID=110000000037773404 )
Hibernate: update LOAN set VERSION_NUMBER=?, PRIMARY_BORROWER_ID=?,[..] WEBSITE_ID=? where LOAN_ID=? and VERSION_NUMBER=?

[1] Changed Value to 1090492584966 from 1090492565201
[1] Value read from DB is 1090492584966
[2] Changed Value to 1090492585076 from 1090492584966
[2] Value read from DB is 1090492585076