Set transaction timeout for BMT in JBoss EAP

Environment

• Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
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Issue

How can I set the timeout for a bean-managed transaction (BMT) in an EJB method?

Resolution

Per-transaction timeout can be set using the JTA API as illustrated below.

    UserTransaction ut = ... // get user transaction
    try
    {
       ut.setTransactionTimeout(600); // 600 seconds/10 minutes; must be set prior to starting the transaction
       ut.begin();
       // DO SOMETHING WITH TRANSACTIONAL RESOURCES
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
       ut.setRollbackOnly(); // Force a rollback for this error
       throw e;
    }
    finally
    {
       if (ut.getStatus() == Status.STATUS_ACTIVE)
          ut.commit();
       else
          ut.rollback();
    }

References

• Content from docs.oracle.com is not included.Java EE 5
• Content from docs.oracle.com is not included.Java EE 6
• Content from docs.oracle.com is not included.Java EE 7

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