# JTA Technology Compatibility Kit
Release Notes, January-2019

Note: | This is version "January-2019" of the JTA Technology Compatibility Kit Version 1.3. The Release Notes file that is posted on the Java Partner Engineering Web site contains the most current information about the JTA test suite, including any last minute changes. Always check that file for the most up-to-date information.

## Java Transaction API (JTA) 1.3 Support

The maintenance JSR for the Java Transaction (JSR 907), JTA 1.3, has removed package "javax.transaction.xa" from the API to allow it be subsumed by Java SE.

The following types are no longer part of the JTA 1.3 API, but continue to be part of the javax.transaction.xa package provided by Java SE:

- javax.transaction.xa.XAException
- javax.transaction.xa.XAResource
- javax.transaction.xa.Xid

The Signature tests in JTA 1.3 will use `/bin/sig-test_se8.map` file and validate the fact that these classes are not part of the JTA 1.3 API jar.

## Kit Contents

The JTA, Version 1.3 Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) includes the following items:

- JT Harness documentation: Refer to the JT Harness documentation for latest documents.
- JTA TCK Signature and API tests:
  - API tests that verify that all public APIs are supported and/or defined as specified in the JTA Version 1.3 implementation under test.
  - A Signature test that checks that all public APIs are supported and/or defined as specified in the JTA Version 1.3 implementation under test.

## Platform Notes

The JTA TCK tests have been built and tested with the Java EE 8 Reference Implementation (GlassFish 5.0) Application Server running on the Java platforms. If you are not using the latest Java EE 8 Reference Implementation, you must download the JTA 1.3 API jar and the EJB 3.2.2 API jar. If you are using a different Web server, you will need to make adjustments to the procedures outlined in the JTA 1.3 TCK User's Guide.

The JTA TCK tests have been validated on the following platforms:

- Windows 10 Professional Edition
- RedHat Linux 7.x

The JTA 1.3 Reference Implementation has been validated on the following porting bundles and JDK:

- JDK version 1.8.0_162
- Java EE 8 RI version 5.0

In the instructions in this document, variables in angle brackets need to be expanded for each platform. For example,`<JAVA_HOME>` becomes `$JAVA_HOME` on Linux and `%JAVA_HOME%` on Windows 10. In addition, the forward slashes (/) used in all of the examples need to be replaced with backslashes (\) for Windows 10.

## Installing, Setting Up, and Running the JTA TCK

Refer to the JTA 1.3 TCK User's Guide, available on the Java Partner Engineering website, for complete instructions on installing, setting up, and running the JTA TCK.

## Attributions

> The JTA 1.3 test suite includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/), the dom4j Project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/dom4j/), and the JDOMTM Project (http://www.jdom.org/). The Apache Ant Contrib project is located at http://ant-contrib.sourceforge.net/.

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