Index: jpa/eclipselink.jpa.test/src/org/eclipse/persistence/testing/tests/jpa/fetchgroups/SimpleSerializeFetchGroupTests.java
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--- jpa/eclipselink.jpa.test/src/org/eclipse/persistence/testing/tests/jpa/fetchgroups/SimpleSerializeFetchGroupTests.java	(revision 7884)
+++ jpa/eclipselink.jpa.test/src/org/eclipse/persistence/testing/tests/jpa/fetchgroups/SimpleSerializeFetchGroupTests.java	(working copy)
@@ -788,6 +788,7 @@
         }
         
         em = createEntityManager();
+        beginTransaction(em);
         Query query = em.createQuery("SELECT e FROM Employee e WHERE e.id = "+id);        
         FetchGroup fetchGroup = new FetchGroup("names");
         fetchGroup.addAttribute("firstName");
@@ -802,7 +803,6 @@
         Employee empSerialized;
         Employee empDeserialized;
         Employee empMerged;
-        beginTransaction(em);
         try {
             empSerialized = serialize(emp);
             
Index: jpa/eclipselink.jpa.test/src/org/eclipse/persistence/testing/tests/jpa/fieldaccess/fetchgroups/SimpleSerializeFetchGroupTests.java
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--- jpa/eclipselink.jpa.test/src/org/eclipse/persistence/testing/tests/jpa/fieldaccess/fetchgroups/SimpleSerializeFetchGroupTests.java	(revision 7884)
+++ jpa/eclipselink.jpa.test/src/org/eclipse/persistence/testing/tests/jpa/fieldaccess/fetchgroups/SimpleSerializeFetchGroupTests.java	(working copy)
@@ -788,6 +788,7 @@
         }
         
         em = createEntityManager("fieldaccess");
+        beginTransaction(em);
         Query query = em.createQuery("SELECT e FROM Employee e WHERE e.id = "+id);        
         FetchGroup fetchGroup = new FetchGroup("names");
         fetchGroup.addAttribute("firstName");
@@ -802,7 +803,6 @@
         Employee empSerialized;
         Employee empDeserialized;
         Employee empMerged;
-        beginTransaction(em);
         try {
             empSerialized = serialize(emp);