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# save

Save an entity using hibernate transactions or not. You can optionally flush the session also.

## Returns

* This function returns *void*

## Arguments

| Key           | Type    | Required | Default | Description                                                                    |
| ------------- | ------- | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| entity        | any     | Yes      | ---     | The entity to save                                                             |
| forceInsert   | boolean | No       | false   | Insert as new record whether it already exists or not                          |
| flush         | boolean | No       | false   | Do a flush after saving the entity, false by default since we use transactions |
| transactional | boolean | No       | true    | Wrap the save in a ColdFusion transaction                                      |

## Examples

```javascript
var user = ormService.new("User");
populateModel(user);
ormService.save(user);

// Save with immediate flush
var user = ormService.new(entityName="User", lastName="Majano");
ormService.save(entity=user, flush=true);
```


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