@Create @Transactional public void initialize() { LOGGER.debug("hibernateSession.isConnected(): " + hibernateSession.isConnected()); LOGGER.debug("hibernateSession.isOpen(): " + hibernateSession.isOpen()); LOGGER.debug("hibernateSession.getTransaction(): " + hibernateSession.getTransaction()); LOGGER.debug( "hibernateSession.getTransaction().isActive(): " + hibernateSession.getTransaction().isActive()); localeId = charmsUser.getLocaleId(); themeId = charmsUser.getThemeId(); timezoneId = charmsUser.getTimezoneId(); email = charmsUser.getEmail(); LOGGER.debug( "initialized userPropertiesActionBean: " + " " + localeId + " " + themeId + " " + timezoneId); }