Usage of @IndexColumn results in a seq_num of 0

Question

I would like to make use @IndexColumn to set seq number of some data the user enters. I am using Spring 2.5.6, JBoss 5.1 (JPA 1.0).

For my parent class

@Entity
@Table(name="material")
public class Material implements Serializable {
.
.
    /**
     * List of material attributes associated with the given material
     */
    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "material", cascade = CascadeType.ALL, fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
    @IndexColumn(name="seq_number", base=0, nullable = false)
    private List<MaterialAttribute> materialAttributes;

    public void addMaterialAttribute(List<MaterialAttribute> attribs)
    {
        if(CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(attribs))
        {
            for(MaterialAttribute attrib : attribs)
            {
                attrib.setMaterial(this);
            }

            this.setMaterialAttributes(attribs);
        }
    }

}

For my child class

@Entity
@Table(name="material_attribute")
public class MaterialAttribute implements Serializable
{

    @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
    @JoinColumn(name = "material_id", referencedColumnName = "id", updatable=false, nullable = true, unique = false)
    private Material material;

    @Column(name = "seq_number", insertable=false, updatable=false, nullable = false)
    private int seqNumber;
}

For the service class

public void save(MaterialCommand pCmd)
{
    Material material = new Material(pCmd.getName());

    //convert from command object to entity object
    List<MaterialAttribute> attribs = new ArrayList<MaterialAttribute>();

    if(CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(pCmd.getAttribs()))
    {
        Iterator<MaterialAttributeCommand> iter = pCmd.getAttribs().iterator();
        while(iter.hasNext())
        {
            MaterialAttributeCommand attribCmd = (MaterialAttributeCommand) iter.next();

            MaterialAttribute attrib = new MaterialAttribute();
            attrib.setDisplayName(attribCmd.getDisplayName());
            attrib.setValidationType(attribCmd.getValidationType());

            attribs.add(attrib);
        }
    }

    material.addMaterialAttribute(attribs);

    this.getMaterialDAO().saveMaterial(material);
}

I am getting entries into the database but the seq_number is always zero, for every item in the collection.

I have to assume it is in the way that I am saving the data but I just do not see it.

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I have been able to solve the issue doing the following (removed the mappedBy):

@Entity
@Table(name="material")
public class Material implements Serializable {

    /**
     * 
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 5083931681636496023L;

    @Column(name="name", length=50, nullable=false)
    private String mName;

    /**
     * List of material attributes associated with the given material
     */
    @OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL, fetch = FetchType.EAGER) 
    @IndexColumn(name="seq_number", base=0)
    @JoinColumn(name="material_id",nullable=false)
    private List<MaterialAttribute> materialAttributes;



@Entity
@Table(name="material_attribute")
public class MaterialAttribute implements Serializable
{

    /**
     * 
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -196083650806575093L;

    /**
     * identifies the material that these attributes are associated with
     */
    @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
    @JoinColumn(name = "material_id", insertable=false, updatable=false, nullable = true, unique = false)
    private Material material;

    @Column(name = "seq_number", insertable=false, updatable=false)
    private int seqNumber;