Index: src/java/org/apache/jdo/tck/JDO_Test.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/jdo/tck/JDO_Test.java	(Revision 385042)
+++ src/java/org/apache/jdo/tck/JDO_Test.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     protected static Properties PMFPropertiesObject;
 
     /** The PersistenceManagerFactory. */
-    protected PersistenceManagerFactory pmf;
+    protected static PersistenceManagerFactory pmf;
     
     /** The PersistenceManager. */
     protected PersistenceManager pm;
@@ -261,7 +261,10 @@
      * That exception is thrown as a nested exception of <code>JDOFatalException</code>
      * if and only if the testcase executed successful.
      * Otherwise that exception is logged using fatal log level.
-     * All other exceptions are logged using fatal log level, always.
+     * All other exceptions are logged using fatal log level, always.<p>
+     * 
+     * <b>Note:</b>Method tearDown does not close the pmf. This is done at the
+     * end of each configuration.
      */
     protected final void tearDown() {
         try {
@@ -287,13 +290,6 @@
             setTearDownThrowable("localTearDown", t);
         }
         
-        try {
-            closePMF();
-        }
-        catch (Throwable t) {
-            setTearDownThrowable("closePMF", t);
-        }
-        
         if (this.tearDownThrowable != null) {
             Throwable t = this.tearDownThrowable;
             this.tearDownThrowable = null;
@@ -473,7 +469,7 @@
     }
 
     /** Closes the pmf stored in this instance. */
-    protected void closePMF() {
+    public static void closePMF() {
         JDOException failure = null;
         while (pmf != null) {
             try {
@@ -499,7 +495,7 @@
     }
 
     /** */
-    protected PersistenceManager[] getFailedPersistenceManagers(
+    protected static PersistenceManager[] getFailedPersistenceManagers(
         String assertionFailure, JDOException ex) {
         Throwable[] nesteds = ex.getNestedExceptions();
         int numberOfExceptions = nesteds==null ? 0 : nesteds.length;
@@ -510,7 +506,7 @@
             if (exc.getFailedObject() instanceof PersistenceManager) {
                 result[i] = (PersistenceManager)failedObject;
             } else {
-                fail(assertionFailure,
+                throw new JDOFatalException(assertionFailure,
                      "Unexpected failed object of type: " +
                      failedObject.getClass().getName());
             }
Index: src/java/org/apache/jdo/tck/util/BatchTestRunner.java
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--- src/java/org/apache/jdo/tck/util/BatchTestRunner.java	(Revision 385042)
+++ src/java/org/apache/jdo/tck/util/BatchTestRunner.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 import javax.jdo.JDOFatalException;
 
+import org.apache.jdo.tck.JDO_Test;
+
 /**
  * TestRunner class for running a single test or a test suite in batch
  * mode. The format of the test output is specified by the result printer
@@ -85,6 +87,13 @@
         new BatchTestRunner().doRun(suite, true);
     }
 
+    /** Runs the specified test and close the pmf. */
+    public TestResult doRun(Test test) {
+        TestResult result = doRun(test, false);
+        JDO_Test.closePMF();
+        return result;
+    }
+
     /** 
      * Runs in batch mode and sets an exit code. If the specified String
      * array includes a single fully qualified class name, this test class