Index: src/java/org/apache/jdo/tck/lifecycle/StateTransitions.java
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--- src/java/org/apache/jdo/tck/lifecycle/StateTransitions.java	(revision 452263)
+++ src/java/org/apache/jdo/tck/lifecycle/StateTransitions.java	(working copy)
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
     private static final int ERROR                       = -2;
     private static final int IMPOSSIBLE                  = -3;
     private static final int NOT_APPLICABLE              = -4;
+    private static final int UNSPECIFIED                 = -5;
 
     /**
      * State transitions
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@
         // read field with active optimistic transaction
         {   UNCHANGED,                      UNCHANGED,                          UNCHANGED,
             UNCHANGED,                      PERSISTENT_NONTRANSACTIONAL,        UNCHANGED,
-            UNCHANGED,                      ERROR,                              ERROR,
+            UNCHANGED,                      UNSPECIFIED,                        UNSPECIFIED,
             UNCHANGED,                      UNCHANGED,                          UNCHANGED,
             UNCHANGED},
 
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@
         // read field with active datastore transaction
         {   UNCHANGED,                      UNCHANGED,                          UNCHANGED,
             UNCHANGED,                      PERSISTENT_CLEAN,                   UNCHANGED,
-            UNCHANGED,                      ERROR,                              ERROR,
+            UNCHANGED,                      UNSPECIFIED,                        UNSPECIFIED,
             PERSISTENT_CLEAN,               UNCHANGED,                          UNCHANGED,
             UNCHANGED},
 
@@ -493,6 +494,7 @@
                 expected_state = transitions[operation][current_state];
                 if( expected_state == IMPOSSIBLE ) continue;
                 if( expected_state == NOT_APPLICABLE ) continue;
+                if( expected_state == UNSPECIFIED ) continue;
                 if( expected_state == UNCHANGED ) expected_state = current_state;
                 try {
                     transaction = pm.currentTransaction();