Unable to create encounters from post visit rest

Version : OpenMRS 2.0.5 When I try to create a new visit openmrs/ws/rest/v1/visit with the following resource { “patient”: “7b4bc087-f265-44ae-8027-d9a249490310”, “visitType”: “a86ac96e-2e07-47a7-8e72-8216a1a75bfd”, “location”: “b56d5d16-bf89-4ac0-918d-e830fbfba290”, “encounters”: [ {

  "patient": "7b4bc087-f265-44ae-8027-d9a249490310",
  "encounterType": "67a71486-1a54-468f-ac3e-7091a9a79584",
  "obs": [
    {
      "concept": "5089AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA",
      "value": 66
    }
  ],
  "encounterProviders": [
    {
      "encounterRole": "73bbb069-9781-4afc-a9d1-54b6b2270e04",
      "provider": "163b48e5-26fb-40c1-8d94-a6c873dd2869"
    }
  ],
  "location": "b56d5d16-bf89-4ac0-918d-e830fbfba290"
}

] }.

I get the following error { “error”: { “message”: “[object references an unsaved transient instance - save the transient instance before flushing: org.openmrs.Encounter; nested exception is org.hibernate.TransientObjectException: object references an unsaved transient instance - save the transient instance before flushing: org.openmrs.Encounter]”, “code”: “org.springframework.orm.hibernate4.SessionFactoryUtils:190”, “detail”: “org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException: object references an unsaved transient instance - save the transient instance before flushing: org.openmrs.Encounter; nested exception is org.hibernate.TransientObjectException: object references an unsaved transient instance - save the transient instance before flushing: org.openmrs.Encounter\n\tat org.springframework.orm.hibernate4.SessionFactoryUtils.convertHibernateAccessException(SessionFactoryUtils.java:190)\n\tat org.springframework.orm.hibernate4.HibernateTransactionManager.convertHibernateAccessException(HibernateTransactionManager.java:730)\n\tat org.springframework.orm.hibernate4.HibernateTransactionManager.doCommit(HibernateTransactionManager.java:592)\n\tat org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:757)\n\tat org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:726)\n\tat org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.commitTransactionAfterReturning(TransactionAspectSupport.java:515)\n\tat org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.invokeWithinTransaction(TransactionAspectSupport.java:291)\n\tat org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:96)\n\tat org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:179)\n\tat org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:207)\n\tat com.sun.proxy.$Proxy577.saveVisit(Unknown Source)\n\tat sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor6969.invoke(Unknown Source)\n\tat sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)\n\tat java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)\n\tat org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:317)\n\tat org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:190)\n\tat org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:157)\n\tat org.openmrs.aop.LoggingAdvice.invoke(LoggingAdvice.java:121)\n\tat org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:179)\n\tat org.springframework.aop.framework.adapter.MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.invoke(MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.java:52)\n\tat org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:179)\n\tat org.springframework.aop.framework.adapter.MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.invoke(MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.java:52)\n\tat org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:179)\n\tat org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:207)\n\tat com.sun.proxy.$Proxy578.saveVisit(Unknown Source)\n\tat org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.v1_0.resource.openmrs1_9.VisitResource1_9.save(VisitResource1_9.java:162)\n\tat org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.v1_0.resource.openmrs1_9.VisitResource1_9.save(VisitResource1_9.java:44)\n\tat org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.resource.impl.DelegatingCrudResource.update(DelegatingCrudResource.java:142)\n\tat org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.v1_0.controller.MainResourceController.update(MainResourceController.java:127)\n\tat sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor7935.invoke(Unknown Source)\n\tat sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)\n\tat java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)\n\tat org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodInvoker.invokeHandlerMethod(HandlerMethodInvoker.java:177)\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:446)\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.handle(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:434)\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:943)\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:877)\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:966)\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:868)\n\tat javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:650)\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:842)\n\tat javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:731)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:303)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)\n\tat org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ForcePasswordChangeFilter.doFilter(ForcePasswordChangeFilter.java:60)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)\n\tat org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)\n\tat org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:72)\n\tat org.openmrs.module.owa.filter.OwaFilter.doFilter(OwaFilter.java:57)\n\tat org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:70)\n\tat org.openmrs.web.filter.GZIPFilter.doFilterInternal(GZIPFilter.java:64)\n\tat org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)\n\tat org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:70)\n\tat org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.filter.AuthorizationFilter.doFilter(AuthorizationFilter.java:104)\n\tat org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:70)\n\tat org.springframework.web.filter.ShallowEtagHeaderFilter.doFilterInternal(ShallowEtagHeaderFilter.java:82)\n\tat org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)\n\tat org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:70)\n\tat org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilter.doFilter(ModuleFilter.java:54)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)\n\tat org.openmrs.web.filter.OpenmrsFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenmrsFilter.java:108)\n\tat org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)\n\tat org.springframework.orm.hibernate4.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:150)\n\tat org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)\n\tat org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:105)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)\n\tat org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:105)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)\n\tat org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:105)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)\n\tat org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:88)\n\tat org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:221)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:122)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:505)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:169)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:103)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:956)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:116)\n\tat org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:436)\n\tat org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1078)\n\tat org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:625)\n\tat org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:316)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)\n\tat org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)\n\tat java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)\nCaused by: org.hibernate.TransientObjectException: object references an unsaved transient instance - save the transient instance before flushing: org.openmrs.Encounter\n\tat org.hibernate.engine.internal.ForeignKeys.getEntityIdentifierIfNotUnsaved(ForeignKeys.java:294)\n\tat org.hibernate.type.EntityType.getIdentifier(EntityType.java:537)\n\tat org.hibernate.type.ManyToOneType.nullSafeSet(ManyToOneType.java:165)\n\tat org.hibernate.persister.collection.AbstractCollectionPersister.writeElement(AbstractCollectionPersister.java:899)\n\tat org.hibernate.persister.collection.AbstractCollectionPersister.insertRows(AbstractCollectionPersister.java:1528)\n\tat org.hibernate.persister.collection.OneToManyPersister.insertRows(OneToManyPersister.java:191)\n\tat org.hibernate.action.internal.CollectionUpdateAction.execute(CollectionUpdateAction.java:102)\n\tat org.hibernate.engine.spi.ActionQueue.executeActions(ActionQueue.java:465)\n\tat org.hibernate.engine.spi.ActionQueue.executeActions(ActionQueue.java:351)\n\tat org.hibernate.event.internal.AbstractFlushingEventListener.performExecutions(AbstractFlushingEventListener.java:350)\n\tat org.hibernate.event.internal.DefaultFlushEventListener.onFlush(DefaultFlushEventListener.java:56)\n\tat org.hibernate.internal.SessionImpl.flush(SessionImpl.java:1258)\n\tat org.hibernate.internal.SessionImpl.managedFlush(SessionImpl.java:425)\n\tat org.hibernate.engine.transaction.internal.jdbc.JdbcTransaction.beforeTransactionCommit(JdbcTransaction.java:101)\n\tat org.hibernate.engine.transaction.spi.AbstractTransactionImpl.commit(AbstractTransactionImpl.java:177)\n\tat org.springframework.orm.hibernate4.HibernateTransactionManager.doCommit(HibernateTransactionManager.java:584)\n\t… 97 more\n” } }

Is there anything wrong with the format of which I am trying to create the encounter.I am unable to create a new visit or even edit an exisiting visit

@sajankos welcome to the openmrs community, did you set the authentication credentials as advised here Visit object not created using REST api

And kindly make effort to paste error logs to pastebin.com so we have a cleaner link to the error in talk threads.

I did set the authentication details.The visit object gets created if I don’t add encounters to the json.I can also create attribute , however when I add the encounters and an observation to the encounter , I get the error.Is the structure of my json correct with respect to encounters ? .The error coming is “object references an unsaved transient instance - save the transient instance before flushing: org.openmrs.Encounter”.

Does this example here help? This means you may have to first post the encounter before referencing it in the visit post.

No , the same issue is occuring .I tried with json { “patient”: “7b4bc087-f265-44ae-8027-d9a249490310”, “visitType”: “a86ac96e-2e07-47a7-8e72-8216a1a75bfd”, “location”: “b56d5d16-bf89-4ac0-918d-e830fbfba290”, “encounters”: [ {

  "patient": "7b4bc087-f265-44ae-8027-d9a249490310",
  
  "obs": [
    {
      "concept": "5089AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA",
      "value": 66
    }
  ]
}

] }.

Getting the same error object references an unsaved transient instance - save the transient instance before flushing: org.openmrs.Encounter; .The openmrs version is 2.0.5 .

@sajankos, have you tried following the link I shared, labeled “here” for an example on the JSON structure in relation to encounters?