java-tutorials/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4

Relevant Articles:

• Derived Query Methods in Spring Data JPA Repositories
• LIKE Queries in Spring JPA Repositories
• A Guide to Spring’s Open Session In View
• Programmatic Transaction Management in Spring
• JPA Entity Lifecycle Events
• Working with Lazy Element Collections in JPA

Eclipse Config

After importing the project into Eclipse, you may see the following error:
"No persistence xml file found in project"

This can be ignored:

• Project -> Properties -> Java Persistance -> JPA -> Error/Warnings -> Select Ignore on "No persistence xml file found in project" Or:
• Eclipse -> Preferences - Validation - disable the "Build" execution of the JPA Validator