Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/applicationContext.xml
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diff -u -rb39930f2eb447b171369b87fbbd402530fdd00f7 -ref2834e34f316f5bb92e6758933b7fdb7caa4f30
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/applicationContext.xml	(.../applicationContext.xml)	(revision b39930f2eb447b171369b87fbbd402530fdd00f7)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/applicationContext.xml	(.../applicationContext.xml)	(revision ef2834e34f316f5bb92e6758933b7fdb7caa4f30)
@@ -45,5 +45,8 @@
 	<bean id="transactionManager" class="org.springframework.transaction.jta.JtaTransactionManager">
 		<!-- <property name="sessionFactory"><ref bean="coreSessionFactory"/></property> -->
 	</bean>
+	
+	<!-- PostProcessor to convert Hibernate specific (checked) exceptions to Runtime DataAccessExceptions -->
+	<bean class="org.springframework.dao.annotation.PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor"/>
 
 </beans>
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