I'm running into some problems with a relatively simple task.

Application.cfc

component {

    THIS.datasource = "xmdlocaldevdb";

    THIS.name = "TESTING"; // MUST BE SAME AS TOP LEVE APP

    THIS.ormsettings.cfclocation = "/xmdroot/model/beans";

    THIS.environmentName = "TESTING";

    THIS.ormenabled = "true";

    THIS.ormsettings.cfclocation = "/xmdtestroot/model/beans";

    THIS.ormsettings.logSQL = "true";

    THIS.ormSettings.dbCreate = "none";

    THIS.ormsettings.eventhandling = true;

}

Parent.cfc

component persistent="true" table="Parent" {

    property name="id" fieldtype="id" column="ParentID" generator="identity";

    property name="Title" type="string";

    property

        name="Childs"

        fieldtype="one-to-many"

        cfc="Child"

        singularname="Child"

        fkcolumn="ChildID";

    public void function removeChildren(){

        if( !IsNull( this.getChilds() ) ) {

            ArrayClear( this.getChilds() );

        }

    }

}

Child.cfc

component persistent="true" table="Child" {

    property name="id" fieldtype="id" column="ChildID"  generator="identity";

    property

        name="Parent"

        fieldtype="many-to-one"

        cfc="Parent"

        fkcolumn="ParentID";

}

create.cfm:

ormReload();

parent = new xmdtestroot.model.beans.Parent();

parent.setTitle('Title One');

child = new  xmdtestroot.model.beans.Child();

child.setParent(parent);

parent.addChild(child);

entitySave(parent);

entitySave(child);

modify.cfm:

ormReload();

parent = entityLoad('Parent', 15, true);

parent.setTitle('Title - MOD');

parent.removeChildren();

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All pretty straightforward, I think? The create file runs fine, records created in the db correctly.  The modify file is throwing:

I've read in numerous places that this should work.  I'm hoping someone can point out my obvious mistake.

As a note, I'm aware that the flushAtRequestEnd flag is left defaulted to true - this is a legacy app that's, unfortunately, unlikely to change in that regard soon...

Thanks,

Jonathan