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+package com.avaje.tests.update;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import com.avaje.ebean.BaseTestCase;
+import com.avaje.ebean.Ebean;
+import com.avaje.ebean.SqlUpdate;
+import com.avaje.ebean.TxRunnable;
+import com.avaje.tests.idkeys.db.AuditLog;
+
+public class TestSqlUpdateInTxn extends BaseTestCase {
+
+  @Test
+  public void testBasic() {
+
+    AuditLog otherLog = new AuditLog();
+    otherLog.setDescription("foo");
+    Ebean.save(otherLog);
+
+    AuditLog log = new AuditLog();
+    log.setDescription("foo");
+    
+    Ebean.save(log);
+    
+    AuditLog log2 = Ebean.find(AuditLog.class, log.getId());
+    Assert.assertEquals("foo", log2.getDescription());
+    
+    final Long id = log2.getId();
+    final String updateDml = "update audit_log set description = :desc where id = :id";
+    final String updateModDml = "update audit_log set modified_description = :desc";
+    
+    SqlUpdate sqlUpdate = Ebean.createSqlUpdate(updateDml);
+    sqlUpdate.setParameter("desc", "foo2");
+    sqlUpdate.setParameter("id", id);
+    sqlUpdate.execute();
+    
+    SqlUpdate updateMod = Ebean.createSqlUpdate(  updateModDml ) ;
+    updateMod.setParameter("desc", "mod0");
+    updateMod.execute();
+    
+    AuditLog log3 = Ebean.find(AuditLog.class, log.getId());
+    Assert.assertEquals("foo2", log3.getDescription());
+    Assert.assertEquals("mod0", log3.getModifiedDescription());
+
+    Ebean.execute(new TxRunnable() {  
+      public void run() {  
+        SqlUpdate update = Ebean.createSqlUpdate(  updateDml ) ;
+        update.setParameter("desc", "foo3");
+        update.setParameter("id", id);
+        update.execute();
+
+        SqlUpdate updateMod = Ebean.createSqlUpdate(  updateModDml ) ;
+        updateMod.setParameter("desc", "mod1");
+        updateMod.execute();
+      }  
+    });
+
+    AuditLog log4 = Ebean.find(AuditLog.class, log.getId());
+    Assert.assertEquals("foo3", log4.getDescription());
+    Assert.assertEquals("mod1", log4.getModifiedDescription());
+
+    
+    Ebean.beginTransaction();
+    
+    SqlUpdate update = Ebean.createSqlUpdate( updateDml) ;
+    update.setParameter("desc", "foo4");
+    update.setParameter("id", id);
+    update.execute();
+
+    updateMod = Ebean.createSqlUpdate(  updateModDml ) ;
+    updateMod.setParameter("desc", "mod2");
+    updateMod.execute();
+
+    Ebean.commitTransaction();
+
+    AuditLog log5 = Ebean.find(AuditLog.class, log.getId());
+    Assert.assertEquals("foo4", log5.getDescription());
+    Assert.assertEquals("mod2", log5.getModifiedDescription());
+
+  }
+  
+}