diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepository.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepository.java
index 966918283..dd628c7f3 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepository.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepository.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * 
  * @author Lucas Ward
  * @author Dave Syer
+ * 
  * @see JobRepository
  * @see StepDao
  * @see JobDao
@@ -72,23 +73,24 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 
 	/**
 	 * <p>
-	 * Create a (@link {@link JobExecution}) based on the passed in
-	 * {@link JobIdentifier} and {@link JobSupport}. However, unique identification of
-	 * a job can only come from the database, and therefore must come from
-	 * JobDao by either creating a new job or finding an existing one, which
-	 * will ensure that the id of the job is populated with the correct value.
+	 * Create a {@link JobExecution} based on the passed in
+	 * {@link JobIdentifier} and {@link JobSupport}. However, unique
+	 * identification of a job can only come from the database, and therefore
+	 * must come from JobDao by either creating a new job or finding an existing
+	 * one, which will ensure that the id of the job is populated with the
+	 * correct value.
 	 * </p>
 	 * 
 	 * <p>
 	 * There are two ways in which the method determines if a job should be
 	 * created or an existing one should be returned. The first is
-	 * restartability. The {@link JobSupport} restartable property will be checked
-	 * first. If it is not false, a new job will be created, regardless of
-	 * whether or not one exists. If it is true, the {@link JobDao} will be
+	 * restartability. The {@link JobSupport} restartable property will be
+	 * checked first. If it is false, a new job will be created, regardless
+	 * of whether or not one exists. If it is true, the {@link JobDao} will be
 	 * checked to determine if the job already exists, if it does, it's steps
 	 * will be populated (there must be at least 1) and a new
 	 * {@link JobExecution} will be returned. If no job is found, a new one will
-	 * be created based on the job.
+	 * be created.
 	 * </p>
 	 * 
 	 * <p>
@@ -100,10 +102,10 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 	 * <li>What happens then depends on how many existing job instances we
 	 * find:
 	 * <ul>
-	 * <li>If there are none, or the {@link JobSupport} is marked restartable, then we
-	 * create a new {@link JobInstance}</li>
-	 * <li>If there is more than one and the {@link JobSupport} is not marked as
-	 * restartable, it is an error. This could be caused by a job whose
+	 * <li>If there are none, or the {@link JobSupport} is marked restartable,
+	 * then we create a new {@link JobInstance}</li>
+	 * <li>If there is more than one and the {@link JobSupport} is not marked
+	 * as restartable, it is an error. This could be caused by a job whose
 	 * restartable flag has changed to be more strict (true not false)
 	 * <em>after</em> it has been executed at least once.</li>
 	 * <li>If there is precisely one existing {@link JobInstance} then we check
@@ -213,11 +215,11 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 
 		if (jobExecution.getId() == null) {
 			// existing instance
-			jobDao.save(jobExecution);
+			jobDao.saveJobExecution(jobExecution);
 		}
 		else {
 			// new execution
-			jobDao.update(jobExecution);
+			jobDao.updateJobExecution(jobExecution);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 		Assert.notNull(job.getId(), "Job cannot be updated if it's ID is null.  It must be obtained"
 				+ "from SimpleJobRepository.findOrCreateJob to be considered valid.");
 
-		jobDao.update(job);
+		jobDao.updateJobInstance(job);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -254,13 +256,13 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 
 		if (stepExecution.getId() == null) {
 			// new execution, obtain id and insert
-			stepDao.save(stepExecution);
-			stepDao.save(stepExecution.getId(), stepExecution.getExecutionAttributes());
+			stepDao.saveStepExecution(stepExecution);
+			stepDao.saveExecutionAttributes(stepExecution.getId(), stepExecution.getExecutionAttributes());
 		}
 		else {
 			// existing execution, update
-			stepDao.update(stepExecution);
-			stepDao.update(stepExecution.getId(), stepExecution.getExecutionAttributes());
+			stepDao.updateStepExecution(stepExecution);
+			stepDao.updateExecutionAttributes(stepExecution.getId(), stepExecution.getExecutionAttributes());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 		Assert.notNull(step.getId(), "Step cannot be updated if it's ID is null.  It must be obtained"
 				+ "from SimpleJobRepository.findOrCreateJob to be considered valid.");
 
-		stepDao.update(step);
+		stepDao.updateStepInstance(step);
 
 	}
 
@@ -302,7 +304,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 		Iterator i = steps.iterator();
 		while (i.hasNext()) {
 			Step step = (Step) i.next();
-			StepInstance stepInstance = stepDao.createStep(job, step.getName());
+			StepInstance stepInstance = stepDao.createStepInstance(job, step.getName());
 			stepInstances.add(stepInstance);
 		}
 
@@ -312,18 +314,18 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 	/*
 	 * Find Steps for the given list of Steps with a given JobId
 	 */
-	protected List findStepInstances(List steps, JobInstance job) {
+	protected List findStepInstances(List steps, JobInstance jobInstance) {
 		List stepInstances = new ArrayList();
 		Iterator i = steps.iterator();
 		while (i.hasNext()) {
 
 			Step stepConfiguration = (Step) i.next();
-			StepInstance stepInstance = stepDao.findStep(job, stepConfiguration.getName());
+			StepInstance stepInstance = stepDao.findStepInstance(jobInstance, stepConfiguration.getName());
 			if (stepInstance != null) {
 
-				if(stepInstance.getLastExecution() != null){
-					ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes = stepDao.findExecutionAttributes(
-							stepInstance.getLastExecution().getId());
+				if (stepInstance.getLastExecution() != null) {
+					ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes = stepDao.findExecutionAttributes(stepInstance
+							.getLastExecution().getId());
 					stepInstance.getLastExecution().setExecutionAttributes(executionAttributes);
 				}
 				stepInstance.setStepExecutionCount(stepDao.getStepExecutionCount(stepInstance));
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcJobDao.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcJobDao.java
index 61f443cef..7b0e3debd 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcJobDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcJobDao.java
@@ -326,12 +326,12 @@ public class JdbcJobDao implements JobDao, InitializingBean {
 	 * abstraction. Once a new id has been obtained, the JobExecution is saved
 	 * via a SQL INSERT statement.
 	 * 
-	 * @see JobDao#save(JobExecution)
+	 * @see JobDao#saveJobExecution(JobExecution)
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
 	 *             if jobExecution is null, as well as any of it's fields to be
 	 *             persisted.
 	 */
-	public void save(JobExecution jobExecution) {
+	public void saveJobExecution(JobExecution jobExecution) {
 
 		validateJobExecution(jobExecution);
 
@@ -392,9 +392,9 @@ public class JdbcJobDao implements JobDao, InitializingBean {
 	 * ID. The database is then queried to ensure that the ID exists, which
 	 * ensures that it is valid.
 	 * 
-	 * @see JobDao#update(JobExecution)
+	 * @see JobDao#updateJobExecution(JobExecution)
 	 */
-	public void update(JobExecution jobExecution) {
+	public void updateJobExecution(JobExecution jobExecution) {
 
 		validateJobExecution(jobExecution);
 
@@ -437,11 +437,11 @@ public class JdbcJobDao implements JobDao, InitializingBean {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @see JobDao#update(JobInstance)
+	 * @see JobDao#updateJobInstance(JobInstance)
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
 	 *             if Job, Job.status, or job.id is null
 	 */
-	public void update(JobInstance jobInstance) {
+	public void updateJobInstance(JobInstance jobInstance) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(jobInstance, "Job Cannot be Null");
 		Assert.notNull(jobInstance.getId(), "Job ID cannot be null");
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDao.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDao.java
index 22e681754..a1ae794e9 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDao.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class JdbcStepDao implements StepDao, InitializingBean {
 			// assume already saved...
 			return;
 		}
-		jobDao.save(jobExecution);
+		jobDao.saveJobExecution(jobExecution);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ public class JdbcStepDao implements StepDao, InitializingBean {
 	 * unique id is created for the step using an incrementer. (@link
 	 * DataFieldMaxValueIncrementer)
 	 * 
-	 * @see StepDao#createStep(JobInstance, String)
+	 * @see StepDao#createStepInstance(JobInstance, String)
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if job or stepName is null.
 	 */
-	public StepInstance createStep(JobInstance job, String stepName) {
+	public StepInstance createStepInstance(JobInstance job, String stepName) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(job, "Job cannot be null.");
 		Assert.notNull(stepName, "StepName cannot be null.");
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ public class JdbcStepDao implements StepDao, InitializingBean {
 	 * and null will be returned. If one step is found, it will be returned. If
 	 * anymore than one step is found, an exception is thrown.
 	 * 
-	 * @see StepDao#findStep(Long, String)
+	 * @see StepDao#findStepInstance(Long, String)
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if job, stepName, or job.id is null.
 	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if more than one step is
 	 * found.
 	 */
-	public StepInstance findStep(JobInstance jobInstance, String stepName) {
+	public StepInstance findStepInstance(JobInstance jobInstance, String stepName) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(jobInstance, "Job cannot be null.");
 		Assert.notNull(jobInstance.getId(), "Job ID cannot be null");
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public class JdbcStepDao implements StepDao, InitializingBean {
 	 * Insert execution attributes.  A lob creator must be used, since any attributes
 	 * that don't match a provided type must be serialized into a blob.
 	 */
-	public void save(final Long executionId, final ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes){
+	public void saveExecutionAttributes(final Long executionId, final ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes){
 				
 		Assert.notNull(executionId, "ExecutionId must not be null.");
 		Assert.notNull(executionAttributes, "The ExecutionAttributes must not be null.");
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ public class JdbcStepDao implements StepDao, InitializingBean {
 	 * 
 	 * @see {@link LobCreator}
 	 */
-	public void update(final Long executionId, ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes){
+	public void updateExecutionAttributes(final Long executionId, ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes){
 		
 		Assert.notNull(executionId, "ExecutionId must not be null.");
 		Assert.notNull(executionAttributes, "The ExecutionAttributes must not be null.");
@@ -394,14 +394,14 @@ public class JdbcStepDao implements StepDao, InitializingBean {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @see StepDao#findSteps(JobInstance)
+	 * @see StepDao#findStepInstances(JobInstance)
 	 * 
 	 * Sql implementation which uses a RowMapper to populate a list of all rows
 	 * in the step table with the same JOB_INSTANCE_ID.
 	 * 
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if jobId is null.
 	 */
-	public List findSteps(final JobInstance jobInstance) {
+	public List findStepInstances(final JobInstance jobInstance) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(jobInstance, "Job cannot be null.");
 
@@ -460,9 +460,9 @@ public class JdbcStepDao implements StepDao, InitializingBean {
 	 * stepExecutionIncrementor, and then set in the StepExecution. All values
 	 * will then be stored via an INSERT statement.
 	 * 
-	 * @see StepDao#save(StepExecution)
+	 * @see StepDao#saveStepExecution(StepExecution)
 	 */
-	public void save(StepExecution stepExecution) {
+	public void saveStepExecution(StepExecution stepExecution) {
 
 		validateStepExecution(stepExecution);
 
@@ -529,9 +529,9 @@ public class JdbcStepDao implements StepDao, InitializingBean {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @see StepDao#update(StepExecution)
+	 * @see StepDao#updateStepExecution(StepExecution)
 	 */
-	public void update(StepExecution stepExecution) {
+	public void updateStepExecution(StepExecution stepExecution) {
 
 		validateStepExecution(stepExecution);
 		Assert.notNull(stepExecution.getId(), "StepExecution Id cannot be null. StepExecution must saved"
@@ -610,10 +610,10 @@ public class JdbcStepDao implements StepDao, InitializingBean {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @see StepDao#update(StepInstance)
+	 * @see StepDao#updateStepInstance(StepInstance)
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if step, or it's status and id is null.
 	 */
-	public void update(final StepInstance step) {
+	public void updateStepInstance(final StepInstance step) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(step, "Step cannot be null.");
 		Assert.notNull(step.getId(), "Step Id cannot be null.");
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JobDao.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JobDao.java
index 07ead726b..721058eee 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JobDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JobDao.java
@@ -32,78 +32,81 @@ import org.springframework.dao.IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException;
 public interface JobDao {
 
 	/**
-	 * Create a job using the provided JobIdentifier as the natural key.
+	 * Create a JobInstance with given name and parameters.
 	 * 
 	 * PostConditions: A valid job will be returned which has been persisted and
 	 * contains an unique Id.
 	 * 
-	 * @param jobIdentifier
-	 * @return Job
+	 * @param jobName
+	 * @param jobParameters
+	 * @return JobInstance
 	 */
-	public JobInstance createJobInstance(String jobName, JobParameters jobParameters);
+	JobInstance createJobInstance(String jobName, JobParameters jobParameters);
 
 	/**
-	 * Find all jobs that match the given JobIdentifier. If no jobs matching the
-	 * Identifier are found, then a list of size 0 will be returned.
+	 * Find all job instances that match the given name and parameters. If no
+	 * matching job instances are found, then a list of size 0 will be
+	 * returned.
 	 * 
-	 * @param jobIdentifier
+	 * @param jobName
+	 * @param jobParameters
 	 * @return List of {@link JobInstance} objects matching
-	 *         {@link JobIdentifier}
+	 * {@link JobIdentifier}
 	 */
-	public List findJobInstances(String jobName, JobParameters jobParameters);
+	List findJobInstances(String jobName, JobParameters jobParameters);
 
 	/**
-	 * Update an existing Job.
+	 * Update an existing JobInstance.
 	 * 
-	 * Preconditions: Job must have an ID.
+	 * Preconditions: jobInstance must have an ID.
 	 * 
-	 * @param job
+	 * @param jobInstance
 	 */
-	public void update(JobInstance job);
+	void updateJobInstance(JobInstance jobInstance);
 
 	/**
 	 * Save a new JobExecution.
 	 * 
-	 * Preconditions: JobExecution must have a JobId.
+	 * Preconditions: jobExecution must have a jobInstanceId.
 	 * 
 	 * @param jobExecution
 	 */
-	public void save(JobExecution jobExecution);
+	void saveJobExecution(JobExecution jobExecution);
 
 	/**
 	 * Update and existing JobExecution.
 	 * 
-	 * Preconditions: JobExecution must have an Id (which can be obtained by the
-	 * save method) and a JobId.
+	 * Preconditions: jobExecution must have an Id (which can be obtained by the
+	 * save method) and a jobInstanceId.
 	 * 
 	 * @param jobExecution
 	 */
-	public void update(JobExecution jobExecution);
+	void updateJobExecution(JobExecution jobExecution);
 
 	/**
-	 * Return the number of JobExecutions with the given Job Id
+	 * Return the number of JobExecutions with the given jobInstanceId
 	 * 
-	 * Preconditions: Job must have an id.
+	 * Preconditions: jobInstance must have an id.
 	 * 
-	 * @param job
+	 * @param jobInstanceId
 	 */
-	public int getJobExecutionCount(Long jobId);
+	int getJobExecutionCount(Long jobInstanceId);
 
 	/**
-	 * Return list of JobExecutions for given job.
+	 * Return list of JobExecutions for given JobInstance.
 	 * 
-	 * @param job
+	 * @param jobInstance
 	 * @return list of jobExecutions.
 	 */
-	public List findJobExecutions(JobInstance jobInstance);
-	
+	List findJobExecutions(JobInstance jobInstance);
+
 	/**
 	 * Given an id, return the matching JobExecution.
 	 * 
 	 * @param jobExecutionId - id of the execution to be returned.
 	 * @return {@link JobExecution} matching the id.
-	 * @throws {@link IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException} if
-	 * more than one execution is found for the given id.
+	 * @throws {@link IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException} if more than one
+	 * execution is found for the given id.
 	 */
-	public JobExecution getJobExecution(Long jobExecutionId);
+	JobExecution getJobExecution(Long jobExecutionId);
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapJobDao.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapJobDao.java
index 291b19316..0a3d30942 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapJobDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapJobDao.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class MapJobDao implements JobDao {
 		if (executions==null) return 0;
 		return executions.size();	}
 
-	public void save(JobExecution jobExecution) {
+	public void saveJobExecution(JobExecution jobExecution) {
 		Set executions = (Set) executionsById.get(jobExecution.getJobId());
 		if (executions==null) {
 			executions = TransactionAwareProxyFactory.createTransactionalSet();
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ public class MapJobDao implements JobDao {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void update(JobInstance job) {
+	public void updateJobInstance(JobInstance job) {
 		// no-op
 	}
 
-	public void update(JobExecution jobExecution) {
+	public void updateJobExecution(JobExecution jobExecution) {
 		// no-op
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapStepDao.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapStepDao.java
index 981817569..cc170cb8e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapStepDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapStepDao.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class MapStepDao implements StepDao {
 		restartsById.clear();
 	}
 
-	public StepInstance createStep(JobInstance job, String stepName) {
+	public StepInstance createStepInstance(JobInstance job, String stepName) {
 		StepInstance step = new StepInstance(job, stepName, new Long(currentId++));
 		Set steps = (Set) stepsByJobId.get(job.getId());
 		if (steps==null) {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class MapStepDao implements StepDao {
 		return step;
 	}
 
-	public StepInstance findStep(JobInstance job, String stepName) {
+	public StepInstance findStepInstance(JobInstance job, String stepName) {
 		for (Iterator iter = stepsByJobId.values().iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
 			Set steps = (Set) iter.next();
 			for (Iterator iterator = steps.iterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class MapStepDao implements StepDao {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	public List findSteps(JobInstance job) {
+	public List findStepInstances(JobInstance job) {
 		Set steps = (Set) stepsByJobId.get(job.getId());
 		if (steps==null) {
 			return new ArrayList();
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class MapStepDao implements StepDao {
 		if (executions==null) return 0;
 		return executions.size();	}
 
-	public void save(StepExecution stepExecution) {
+	public void saveStepExecution(StepExecution stepExecution) {
 		Set executions = (Set) executionsById.get(stepExecution.getStepId());
 		if (executions==null) {
 			executions = TransactionAwareProxyFactory.createTransactionalSet();
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ public class MapStepDao implements StepDao {
 	}
 
 
-	public void update(StepInstance step) {
+	public void updateStepInstance(StepInstance step) {
 		// no-op
 	}
 
-	public void update(StepExecution stepExecution) {
+	public void updateStepExecution(StepExecution stepExecution) {
 		// no-op
 	}
 
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ public class MapStepDao implements StepDao {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	public void save(Long executionId,
+	public void saveExecutionAttributes(Long executionId,
 			ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes) {
 	}
 
-	public void update(Long executionId,
+	public void updateExecutionAttributes(Long executionId,
 			ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes) {
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/StepDao.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/StepDao.java
index 23d322ae8..f766ab272 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/StepDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/StepDao.java
@@ -36,48 +36,49 @@ public interface StepDao {
 	 * Find a step with the given JobId and Step Name. Return null if none are
 	 * found.
 	 * 
-	 * @param jobId
+	 * @param jobInstance
 	 * @param stepName
-	 * @return Step
+	 * @return StepInstance
 	 */
-	public StepInstance findStep(JobInstance job, String stepName);
+	StepInstance findStepInstance(JobInstance jobInstance, String stepName);
 
 	/**
-	 * Find all steps with the given Job.
+	 * Find all StepInstances of the given JobInstance.
 	 * 
-	 * @param job the job to use as a search key
+	 * @param jobInstance the job to use as a search key
 	 * @return list of {@link StepInstance}
 	 */
-	public List findSteps(JobInstance job);
+	List findStepInstances(JobInstance jobInstance);
 
 	/**
-	 * Create a step for the given Step Name and Job Id.
+	 * Create a StepInstance for the given name and JobInstance.
 	 * 
-	 * @param job
+	 * @param jobInstance
 	 * @param stepName
 	 * 
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	public StepInstance createStep(JobInstance job, String stepName);
+	StepInstance createStepInstance(JobInstance jobInstance, String stepName);
 
 	/**
-	 * Update an existing Step.
+	 * Update an existing StepInstance.
 	 * 
-	 * Preconditions: Step must have an ID.
+	 * Preconditions: StepInstance must have an ID.
 	 * 
 	 * @param job
 	 */
-	public void update(StepInstance step);
+	void updateStepInstance(StepInstance stepInstance);
 
 	/**
 	 * Save the given StepExecution.
 	 * 
-	 * Preconditions: Id must be null. Postconditions: Id will be set to a
-	 * Unique Long.
+	 * Preconditions: Id must be null.
+	 * 
+	 * Postconditions: Id will be set to a unique Long.
 	 * 
 	 * @param stepExecution
 	 */
-	public void save(StepExecution stepExecution);
+	void saveStepExecution(StepExecution stepExecution);
 
 	/**
 	 * Update the given StepExecution
@@ -86,61 +87,60 @@ public interface StepDao {
 	 * 
 	 * @param stepExecution
 	 */
-	public void update(StepExecution stepExecution);
+	void updateStepExecution(StepExecution stepExecution);
 
 	/**
-	 * Return the count of StepExecutions with the given {@link StepInstance}.
+	 * Return the count of StepExecutions for the given {@link StepInstance}.
 	 * 
-	 * @param step the {@link StepInstance} to check for executions
+	 * @param stepInstance the {@link StepInstance} to check for executions
 	 * @return the number of step executions for this step
 	 */
-	public int getStepExecutionCount(StepInstance step);
+	int getStepExecutionCount(StepInstance stepInstance);
 
 	/**
 	 * Return all StepExecutions for the given step.
 	 * 
-	 * @param step the step to use as a search key
+	 * @param stepInstance the step to use as a search key
 	 * @return list of stepExecutions
 	 */
-	public List findStepExecutions(StepInstance step);
-	
+	List findStepExecutions(StepInstance stepInstance);
+
 	/**
 	 * Return a StepExecution for the given id.
 	 * 
 	 * @param stepExecutionId
 	 * @return {@link StepExecution} for the provided id.
-	 * @throws {@link IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException} if more
-	 * than one execution is found.
+	 * @throws {@link IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException} if more than one
+	 * execution is found.
 	 */
-	public StepExecution getStepExecution(Long stepExecutionId, StepInstance stepInstance);
-	
+	StepExecution getStepExecution(Long stepExecutionId, StepInstance stepInstance);
+
 	/**
 	 * Find all {@link ExecutionAttributes} for the given execution id.
 	 * 
-	 * @param executionId - Long id of the {@link StepExecution}
-	 *   that the attributes belongs to.
-	 * @return attributes for the provided id.  If
-	 * none are found, an empty {@link ExecutionAttributes} will be returned.
+	 * @param executionId - Long id of the {@link StepExecution} that the
+	 * attributes belongs to.
+	 * @return attributes for the provided id. If none are found, an empty
+	 * {@link ExecutionAttributes} will be returned.
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the id is null.
 	 */
 	ExecutionAttributes findExecutionAttributes(final Long executionId);
-	
+
 	/**
-	 * Save the provided {@link ExecutionAttributes} for the given 
-	 * execution Id.
+	 * Save the provided {@link ExecutionAttributes} for the given executionId.
 	 * 
 	 * @param executionId to be saved
 	 * @param executionAttributes to be saved.
-	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the executionId or 
-	 * attributes are null.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the executionId or attributes are
+	 * null.
 	 */
-	void save(final Long executionId, final ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes);
-	
+	void saveExecutionAttributes(final Long executionId, final ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes);
+
 	/**
-	 * Update the provided execution attributes.
+	 * Update the provided ExecutionAttributes.
 	 * 
 	 * @param executionId
 	 * @param executionAttributes
 	 */
-	void update(final Long executionId, ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes);
+	void updateExecutionAttributes(final Long executionId, ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes);
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/MockStepDao.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/MockStepDao.java
index cb00377ac..a30a02ba0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/MockStepDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/MockStepDao.java
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ public class MockStepDao implements StepDao {
 
 	private int currentNewStep = 0;
 
-	public StepInstance createStep(JobInstance job, String stepName) {
+	public StepInstance createStepInstance(JobInstance job, String stepName) {
 		StepInstance newStep = (StepInstance) newSteps.get(currentNewStep);
 		currentNewStep++;
 		return newStep;
 	}
 
-	public StepInstance findStep(JobInstance job, String stepName) {
+	public StepInstance findStepInstance(JobInstance job, String stepName) {
 		StepInstance newStep = (StepInstance) newSteps.get(currentNewStep);
 		currentNewStep++;
 		return newStep;
 	}
 
-	public List findSteps(JobInstance job) {
+	public List findStepInstances(JobInstance job) {
 		return newSteps;
 	}
 
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ public class MockStepDao implements StepDao {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	public void save(StepExecution stepExecution) {
+	public void saveStepExecution(StepExecution stepExecution) {
 	}
 
-	public void update(StepInstance step) {
+	public void updateStepInstance(StepInstance step) {
 	}
 
-	public void update(StepExecution stepExecution) {
+	public void updateStepExecution(StepExecution stepExecution) {
 	}
 
 	public void setStepsToReturnOnCreate(List steps) {
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ public class MockStepDao implements StepDao {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	public void save(Long executionId,
+	public void saveExecutionAttributes(Long executionId,
 			ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes) {
 	}
 
-	public void update(Long executionId,
+	public void updateExecutionAttributes(Long executionId,
 			ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes) {
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepositoryTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepositoryTests.java
index 22826bafd..4155f7cb7 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/SimpleJobRepositoryTests.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.JobDao;
 import org.springframework.batch.execution.repository.dao.StepDao;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionAttributes;
 
-/*
+/**
  * Test SimpleJobRepository.  The majority of test cases are tested using EasyMock,
  * however, there were some issues with using it for the stepDao when testing finding
  * or creating steps, so an actual mock class had to be written.
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		jobDaoControl.setReturnValue(jobExecutions);
 		jobDao.createJobInstance(jobConfiguration.getName(), jobParameters);
 		jobDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseJob);
-		stepDao.createStep(databaseJob, "TestStep1");
+		stepDao.createStepInstance(databaseJob, "TestStep1");
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseStep1);
-		stepDao.createStep(databaseJob, "TestStep2");
+		stepDao.createStepInstance(databaseJob, "TestStep2");
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseStep2);
-		jobDao.save(new JobExecution(databaseJob));
+		jobDao.saveJobExecution(new JobExecution(databaseJob));
 		jobDaoControl.setMatcher(new ArgumentsMatcher(){
 			public boolean matches(Object[] expected, Object[] actual) {
 				return ((JobExecution) actual[0]).getJobInstance().equals(databaseJob);
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		jobDao.findJobInstances(jobConfiguration.getName(), jobParameters);
 		jobs.add(databaseJob);
 		jobDaoControl.setReturnValue(jobs);
-		stepDao.findStep(databaseJob, "TestStep1");
+		stepDao.findStepInstance(databaseJob, "TestStep1");
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseStep1);
 		stepDao.findExecutionAttributes(databaseStep1.getLastExecution().getId());
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(executionAttributes);
 		stepDao.getStepExecutionCount(databaseStep1);
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(1);
-		stepDao.findStep(databaseJob, "TestStep2");
+		stepDao.findStepInstance(databaseJob, "TestStep2");
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseStep2);
 		stepDao.findExecutionAttributes(databaseStep2.getLastExecution().getId());
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(executionAttributes);
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		// and the executions in the list contain one with an end date
 		execution.setEndTime(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()));
 		jobDaoControl.setReturnValue(executions);
-		jobDao.update(databaseJob);
-		jobDao.save(new JobExecution(databaseJob));
+		jobDao.updateJobInstance(databaseJob);
+		jobDao.saveJobExecution(new JobExecution(databaseJob));
 		jobDaoControl.setMatcher(new ArgumentsMatcher(){
 			public boolean matches(Object[] expected, Object[] actual) {
 				JobExecution execution = (JobExecution) actual[0];
@@ -241,13 +241,13 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		jobDao.findJobInstances(jobConfiguration.getName(), jobParameters);
 		jobs.add(databaseJob);
 		jobDaoControl.setReturnValue(jobs);
-		stepDao.findStep(databaseJob, "TestStep1");
+		stepDao.findStepInstance(databaseJob, "TestStep1");
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseStep1);
 		stepDao.findExecutionAttributes(databaseStep1.getLastExecution().getId());
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(executionAttributes);
 		stepDao.getStepExecutionCount(databaseStep1);
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(1);
-		stepDao.findStep(databaseJob, "TestStep2");
+		stepDao.findStepInstance(databaseJob, "TestStep2");
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseStep2);
 		stepDao.findExecutionAttributes(databaseStep2.getLastExecution().getId());
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(executionAttributes);
@@ -279,11 +279,11 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		jobDaoControl.setReturnValue(jobs);
 		jobDao.createJobInstance(jobConfiguration.getName(), jobParameters);
 		jobDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseJob);
-		stepDao.createStep(databaseJob, "TestStep1");
+		stepDao.createStepInstance(databaseJob, "TestStep1");
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseStep1);
-		stepDao.createStep(databaseJob, "TestStep2");
+		stepDao.createStepInstance(databaseJob, "TestStep2");
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseStep2);
-		jobDao.save(new JobExecution(databaseJob));
+		jobDao.saveJobExecution(new JobExecution(databaseJob));
 		jobDaoControl.setMatcher(new ArgumentsMatcher(){
 			public boolean matches(Object[] expected, Object[] actual) {
 				return ((JobExecution) actual[0]).getJobInstance().equals(databaseJob);
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 
 		// successful update
 		updateJob = new JobInstance(new Long(0L), jobParameters);
-		jobDao.update(updateJob);
+		jobDao.updateJobInstance(updateJob);
 		jobDaoControl.replay();
 		jobRepository.update(updateJob);
 
@@ -343,14 +343,14 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		JobExecution jobExecution = new JobExecution(new JobInstance(new Long(1), jobParameters));
 
 		// new execution - call save on job dao
-		jobDao.save(jobExecution);
+		jobDao.saveJobExecution(jobExecution);
 		jobDaoControl.replay();
 		jobRepository.saveOrUpdate(jobExecution);
 		jobDaoControl.reset();
 
 		// update existing execution
 		jobExecution.setId(new Long(5));
-		jobDao.update(jobExecution);
+		jobDao.updateJobExecution(jobExecution);
 		jobDaoControl.replay();
 		jobRepository.saveOrUpdate(jobExecution);
 	}
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 
 		// successful update
 		step = new StepInstance(new Long(0L));
-		stepDao.update(step);
+		stepDao.updateStepInstance(step);
 		stepDaoControl.replay();
 		jobRepository.update(step);
 	}
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		stepExecution.setId(new Long(11));
 		ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes = new ExecutionAttributes();
 		stepExecution.setExecutionAttributes(executionAttributes);
-		stepDao.update(stepExecution);
-		stepDao.update(stepExecution.getId(), executionAttributes);
+		stepDao.updateStepExecution(stepExecution);
+		stepDao.updateExecutionAttributes(stepExecution.getId(), executionAttributes);
 		stepDaoControl.replay();
 		jobRepository.saveOrUpdate(stepExecution);
 		stepDaoControl.verify();
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		StepExecution stepExecution = new StepExecution(new StepInstance(new Long(10L)), null, null);
 		ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes = new ExecutionAttributes();
 		stepExecution.setExecutionAttributes(executionAttributes);
-		stepDao.save(stepExecution);
-		stepDao.save(stepExecution.getId(), executionAttributes);
+		stepDao.saveStepExecution(stepExecution);
+		stepDao.saveExecutionAttributes(stepExecution.getId(), executionAttributes);
 		stepDaoControl.replay();
 		jobRepository.saveOrUpdate(stepExecution);
 		stepDaoControl.verify();
@@ -424,11 +424,11 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		jobDaoControl.setReturnValue(jobs);
 		jobDao.createJobInstance(jobConfiguration.getName(), jobParameters);
 		jobDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseJob);
-		stepDao.createStep(databaseJob, "TestStep1");
+		stepDao.createStepInstance(databaseJob, "TestStep1");
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseStep1);
-		stepDao.createStep(databaseJob, "TestStep2");
+		stepDao.createStepInstance(databaseJob, "TestStep2");
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseStep2);
-		jobDao.save(new JobExecution(databaseJob));
+		jobDao.saveJobExecution(new JobExecution(databaseJob));
 		jobDaoControl.setMatcher(new ArgumentsMatcher(){
 			public boolean matches(Object[] expected, Object[] actual) {
 				return ((JobExecution) actual[0]).getJobInstance().equals(databaseJob);
@@ -453,13 +453,13 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		jobDao.findJobInstances(jobConfiguration.getName(), jobParameters);
 		jobs.add(databaseJob);
 		jobDaoControl.setReturnValue(jobs);
-		stepDao.findStep(databaseJob, "TestStep1");
+		stepDao.findStepInstance(databaseJob, "TestStep1");
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseStep1);
 		stepDao.findExecutionAttributes(databaseStep1.getLastExecution().getId());
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(executionAttributes);
 		stepDao.getStepExecutionCount(databaseStep1);
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(1);
-		stepDao.findStep(databaseJob, "TestStep2");
+		stepDao.findStepInstance(databaseJob, "TestStep2");
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(databaseStep2);
 		stepDao.findExecutionAttributes(databaseStep2.getLastExecution().getId());
 		stepDaoControl.setReturnValue(executionAttributes);
@@ -470,9 +470,9 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		jobDaoControl.setReturnValue(1);
 		jobDao.findJobExecutions(databaseJob);
 		jobDaoControl.setReturnValue(new ArrayList());
-		jobDao.update(databaseJob);
+		jobDao.updateJobInstance(databaseJob);
 		jobDaoControl.setVoidCallable();
-		jobDao.save(new JobExecution(databaseJob));
+		jobDao.saveJobExecution(new JobExecution(databaseJob));
 		jobDaoControl.setMatcher(new ArgumentsMatcher(){
 			public boolean matches(Object[] expected, Object[] actual) {
 				return ((JobExecution) actual[0]).getJobInstance().equals(databaseJob);
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/AbstractJobDaoTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/AbstractJobDaoTests.java
index 093dbbf49..37e35a477 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/AbstractJobDaoTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/AbstractJobDaoTests.java
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobDaoTests extends
 		jobExecution = new JobExecution(jobInstance);
 		jobExecution.setStartTime(jobExecutionStartTime);
 		jobExecution.setStatus(BatchStatus.STARTED);
-		jobDao.save(jobExecution);
+		jobDao.saveJobExecution(jobExecution);
 		jobInstance.setLastExecution(jobExecution);
-		jobDao.update(jobInstance);
+		jobDao.updateJobInstance(jobInstance);
 	}
 
 	public void testVersionIsNotNullForJob() throws Exception {
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobDaoTests extends
 	public void testUpdateJob() {
 		// Update the returned job with a new status
 		JobExecution newExecution = new JobExecution(jobInstance);
-		jobDao.save(newExecution);
+		jobDao.saveJobExecution(newExecution);
 		jobInstance.setLastExecution(newExecution);
-		jobDao.update(jobInstance);
+		jobDao.updateJobInstance(jobInstance);
 
 		// The job just updated should be found, with the saved status.
 		List jobs = jobDao.findJobInstances(job.getName(), jobParameters);
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobDaoTests extends
 		
 		try {
 			JobInstance testJob = new JobInstance(null, null);
-			jobDao.update(testJob);
+			jobDao.updateJobInstance(testJob);
 			fail();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
 			// expected
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobDaoTests extends
 
 		JobInstance testJob = null;
 		try {
-			jobDao.update(testJob);
+			jobDao.updateJobInstance(testJob);
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
 			// expected
 		}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobDaoTests extends
 		jobExecution.setStatus(BatchStatus.COMPLETED);
 		jobExecution.setExitStatus(ExitStatus.FINISHED);
 		jobExecution.setEndTime(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()));
-		jobDao.update(jobExecution);
+		jobDao.updateJobExecution(jobExecution);
 
 		List executions = jobDao.findJobExecutions(jobInstance);
 		assertEquals(executions.size(), 1);
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobDaoTests extends
 		// id is invalid
 		JobExecution execution = new JobExecution(jobInstance, new Long(29432));
 		try {
-			jobDao.update(execution);
+			jobDao.updateJobExecution(execution);
 			fail("Expected NoSuchBatchDomainObjectException");
 		} catch (NoSuchBatchDomainObjectException ex) {
 			// expected
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobDaoTests extends
 
 		JobExecution execution = new JobExecution(jobInstance);
 		try {
-			jobDao.update(execution);
+			jobDao.updateJobExecution(execution);
 			fail();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
 			// expected
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobDaoTests extends
 
 		// Save new JobExecution for same job
 		JobExecution testJobExecution = new JobExecution(jobInstance);
-		jobDao.save(testJobExecution);
+		jobDao.saveJobExecution(testJobExecution);
 		// JobExecutionCount should be incremented by 1
 		assertEquals(jobDao.getJobExecutionCount(jobInstance.getId()), 2);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/AbstractStepDaoTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/AbstractStepDaoTests.java
index 23fcfa8c2..3e7bc577d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/AbstractStepDaoTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/AbstractStepDaoTests.java
@@ -87,16 +87,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractStepDaoTests extends AbstractTransactionalDataSour
 	protected void onSetUpInTransaction() throws Exception {
 		Job job = new JobSupport("TestJob");
 		jobInstance = jobDao.createJobInstance(job.getName(), jobParameters);
-		step1 = stepDao.createStep(jobInstance, "TestStep1");
-		step2 = stepDao.createStep(jobInstance, "TestStep2");
+		step1 = stepDao.createStepInstance(jobInstance, "TestStep1");
+		step2 = stepDao.createStepInstance(jobInstance, "TestStep2");
 		jobExecution = new JobExecution(step2.getJobInstance());
 
 		stepExecution = new StepExecution(step1, jobExecution, null);
 		stepExecution.setStatus(BatchStatus.STARTED);
 		stepExecution.setStartTime(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()));
-		stepDao.save(stepExecution);
+		stepDao.saveStepExecution(stepExecution);
 		step1.setLastExecution(stepExecution);
-		stepDao.update(step1);
+		stepDao.updateStepInstance(step1);
 		
 		executionAttributes = new ExecutionAttributes();
 		executionAttributes.putString("1", "testString1");
@@ -120,19 +120,19 @@ public abstract class AbstractStepDaoTests extends AbstractTransactionalDataSour
 
 	public void testFindStepNull() {
 
-		StepInstance step = stepDao.findStep(jobInstance, "UnSavedStep");
+		StepInstance step = stepDao.findStepInstance(jobInstance, "UnSavedStep");
 		assertNull(step);
 	}
 
 	public void testFindStep() {
 
-		StepInstance tempStep = stepDao.findStep(jobInstance, "TestStep1");
+		StepInstance tempStep = stepDao.findStepInstance(jobInstance, "TestStep1");
 		assertEquals(tempStep, step1);
 	}
 
 	public void testFindSteps() {
 
-		List steps = stepDao.findSteps(jobInstance);
+		List steps = stepDao.findStepInstances(jobInstance);
 		assertEquals(steps.size(), 2);
 		assertTrue(steps.contains(step1));
 		assertTrue(steps.contains(step2));
@@ -141,28 +141,28 @@ public abstract class AbstractStepDaoTests extends AbstractTransactionalDataSour
 	public void testFindStepsNotSaved() {
 
 		// no steps are saved for given id, empty list should be returned
-		List steps = stepDao.findSteps(new JobInstance(new Long(38922), jobParameters));
+		List steps = stepDao.findStepInstances(new JobInstance(new Long(38922), jobParameters));
 		assertEquals(steps.size(), 0);
 	}
 
 	public void testCreateStep() {
 
-		StepInstance step3 = stepDao.createStep(jobInstance, "TestStep3");
-		StepInstance tempStep = stepDao.findStep(jobInstance, "TestStep3");
+		StepInstance step3 = stepDao.createStepInstance(jobInstance, "TestStep3");
+		StepInstance tempStep = stepDao.findStepInstance(jobInstance, "TestStep3");
 		assertEquals(step3, tempStep);
 	}
 
 	public void testUpdateStepWithoutExecutionAttributes() {
 
-		stepDao.update(step1);
-		StepInstance tempStep = stepDao.findStep(jobInstance, step1.getName());
+		stepDao.updateStepInstance(step1);
+		StepInstance tempStep = stepDao.findStepInstance(jobInstance, step1.getName());
 		assertEquals(tempStep, step1);
 	}
 
 	public void testUpdateStepWithExecutionAttributes() {
 
-		stepDao.save(step1.getId(), executionAttributes);
-		StepInstance tempStep = stepDao.findStep(jobInstance, step1.getName());
+		stepDao.saveExecutionAttributes(step1.getId(), executionAttributes);
+		StepInstance tempStep = stepDao.findStepInstance(jobInstance, step1.getName());
 		ExecutionAttributes tempAttributes = stepDao.findExecutionAttributes(step1.getId());
 		assertEquals(tempStep, step1);
 		assertEquals(executionAttributes, tempAttributes);
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStepDaoTests extends AbstractTransactionalDataSour
 		execution.setExecutionAttributes(new ExecutionAttributes(PropertiesConverter.stringToProperties("key1=0,key2=5")));
 		execution.setExitStatus(new ExitStatus(false, ExitCodeExceptionClassifier.FATAL_EXCEPTION,
 				"java.lang.Exception"));
-		stepDao.save(execution);
+		stepDao.saveStepExecution(execution);
 		List executions = stepDao.findStepExecutions(step2);
 		assertEquals(1, executions.size());
 		StepExecution tempExecution = (StepExecution) executions.get(0);
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStepDaoTests extends AbstractTransactionalDataSour
 		stepExecution.setExecutionAttributes(new ExecutionAttributes());
 		stepExecution.setExitStatus(new ExitStatus(false, ExitCodeExceptionClassifier.FATAL_EXCEPTION,
 				"java.lang.Exception"));
-		stepDao.update(stepExecution);
+		stepDao.updateStepExecution(stepExecution);
 		List executions = stepDao.findStepExecutions(step1);
 		assertEquals(1, executions.size());
 		StepExecution tempExecution = (StepExecution) executions.get(0);
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStepDaoTests extends AbstractTransactionalDataSour
 	public void testUpdateStepExecutionWithNullId() {
 		StepExecution stepExecution = new StepExecution(null, null, null);
 		try {
-			stepDao.update(stepExecution);
+			stepDao.updateStepExecution(stepExecution);
 			fail("Expected IllegalArgumentException");
 		}
 		catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
@@ -224,13 +224,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractStepDaoTests extends AbstractTransactionalDataSour
 		assertEquals(1, stepDao.getStepExecutionCount(step1));
 		StepExecution execution = new StepExecution(step1, new JobExecution(step1.getJobInstance(), new Long(123)),
 				null);
-		stepDao.save(execution);
+		stepDao.saveStepExecution(execution);
 		assertEquals(2, stepDao.getStepExecutionCount(step1));
 	}
 
 	public void testUpdateStepExecutionVersion() throws Exception {
 		int before = stepExecution.getVersion().intValue();
-		stepDao.update(stepExecution);
+		stepDao.updateStepExecution(stepExecution);
 		int after = stepExecution.getVersion().intValue();
 		assertEquals("StepExecution version not updated", before + 1, after);
 	}
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStepDaoTests extends AbstractTransactionalDataSour
 		stepExecution.incrementVersion(); // not really allowed outside dao
 		// code
 		try {
-			stepDao.update(stepExecution);
+			stepDao.updateStepExecution(stepExecution);
 			fail("Expected OptimisticLockingFailureException");
 		}
 		catch (OptimisticLockingFailureException e) {
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractStepDaoTests extends AbstractTransactionalDataSour
 	
 	public void testSaveExecutionAttributes(){
 	
-		stepDao.save(stepExecution.getId(), executionAttributes);
+		stepDao.saveExecutionAttributes(stepExecution.getId(), executionAttributes);
 		ExecutionAttributes attributes = stepDao.findExecutionAttributes(stepExecution.getId());
 		assertEquals(executionAttributes, attributes);
 		executionAttributes.putString("newString", "newString");
-		stepDao.update(stepExecution.getId(), executionAttributes);
+		stepDao.updateExecutionAttributes(stepExecution.getId(), executionAttributes);
 		attributes = stepDao.findExecutionAttributes(stepExecution.getId());
 		assertEquals(executionAttributes, attributes);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcJobDaoQueryTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcJobDaoQueryTests.java
index 1676fc771..40e79f84f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcJobDaoQueryTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcJobDaoQueryTests.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class JdbcJobDaoQueryTests extends TestCase {
 				return 1;
 			}
 		});
-		sqlDao.save(new JobInstance(new Long(11), new JobParameters()).createJobExecution());
+		sqlDao.saveJobExecution(new JobInstance(new Long(11), new JobParameters()).createJobExecution());
 		assertEquals(1, list.size());
 		String query = (String) list.get(0);
 		assertTrue("Query did not contain FOO_:" + query, query.indexOf("FOO_") >= 0);
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcJobDaoTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcJobDaoTests.java
index ce0c2b5c4..cbee1d4e6 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcJobDaoTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcJobDaoTests.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class JdbcJobDaoTests extends AbstractJobDaoTests {
 		assertTrue(LONG_STRING.length() > 250);
 		jobExecution.setExitStatus(ExitStatus.FINISHED
 				.addExitDescription(LONG_STRING));
-		jobDao.update(jobExecution);
+		jobDao.updateJobExecution(jobExecution);
 
 		List executions = jdbcTemplate.queryForList(
 				"SELECT * FROM BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION where JOB_INSTANCE_ID=?",
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests.java
index 93dfe02ce..f303d9d0e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests extends TestCase {
 	
 	public void testModifiedUpdateStepExecution(){
 		stepDao.setTablePrefix("FOO_");
-		stepDao.update(stepExecution);
+		stepDao.updateStepExecution(stepExecution);
 		assertTrue(jdbcTemplate.getSqlStatement().indexOf("FOO_STEP_EXECUTION") != -1);
 	}
 	
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests extends TestCase {
 		stepExecutionIncrementer.nextLongValue();
 		stepExecutionIncrementerControl.setReturnValue(1);
 		stepExecutionIncrementerControl.replay();
-		stepDao.save(stepExecution);
+		stepDao.saveStepExecution(stepExecution);
 		assertTrue(jdbcTemplate.getSqlStatement().indexOf("FOO_STEP_EXECUTION") != -1);
 	}
 	
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests extends TestCase {
 	
 	public void testModifiedUpdateStep(){
 		stepDao.setTablePrefix("FOO_");
-		stepDao.update(step);
+		stepDao.updateStepInstance(step);
 		assertTrue(jdbcTemplate.getSqlStatement().indexOf("FOO_STEP") != -1);
 	}
 	
@@ -91,20 +91,20 @@ public class JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests extends TestCase {
 		stepIncrementer.nextLongValue();
 		stepIncrementerControl.setReturnValue(1);
 		stepIncrementerControl.replay();
-		stepDao.createStep(job, "test");
+		stepDao.createStepInstance(job, "test");
 		assertTrue(jdbcTemplate.getSqlStatement().indexOf("FOO_STEP") != -1);
 	}
 	
 	public void testModifiedFindSteps(){
 		stepDao.setTablePrefix("FOO_");
-		stepDao.findSteps(new JobInstance(new Long(1), new JobParameters()));
+		stepDao.findStepInstances(new JobInstance(new Long(1), new JobParameters()));
 		assertTrue(jdbcTemplate.getSqlStatement().indexOf("FOO_STEP") != -1);
 	}
 	
 	public void testModifiedFindStep(){
 		stepDao.setTablePrefix("FOO_");
 		try{
-			stepDao.findStep(job, "test");
+			stepDao.findStepInstance(job, "test");
 		}
 		catch(NullPointerException ex){
 			//It's going to throw a NullPointerException because the MockJdbcTemplate
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests extends TestCase {
 	
 	public void testDefaultFindStep(){
 		try{
-			stepDao.findStep(job, "test");
+			stepDao.findStepInstance(job, "test");
 		}
 		catch(NullPointerException ex){
 			//It's going to throw a NullPointerException because the MockJdbcTemplate
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public class JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 	
 	public void testDefaultFindSteps(){
-		stepDao.findSteps(new JobInstance(new Long(1), new JobParameters()));
+		stepDao.findStepInstances(new JobInstance(new Long(1), new JobParameters()));
 		assertTrue(jdbcTemplate.getSqlStatement().indexOf("BATCH_STEP") != -1);
 	}
 	
@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@ public class JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests extends TestCase {
 		stepIncrementer.nextLongValue();
 		stepIncrementerControl.setReturnValue(1);
 		stepIncrementerControl.replay();
-		stepDao.createStep(job, "test");
+		stepDao.createStepInstance(job, "test");
 		assertTrue(jdbcTemplate.getSqlStatement().indexOf("BATCH_STEP") != -1);
 	}
 	
 	public void testDefaultUpdateStep(){
-		stepDao.update(step);
+		stepDao.updateStepInstance(step);
 		assertTrue(jdbcTemplate.getSqlStatement().indexOf("BATCH_STEP") != -1);
 	}
 	
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ public class JdbcStepDaoPrefixTests extends TestCase {
 		stepExecutionIncrementer.nextLongValue();
 		stepExecutionIncrementerControl.setReturnValue(1);
 		stepExecutionIncrementerControl.replay();
-		stepDao.save(stepExecution);
+		stepDao.saveStepExecution(stepExecution);
 		assertTrue(jdbcTemplate.getSqlStatement().indexOf("BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION") != -1);
 	}	
 
 	public void testDefaultUpdateStepExecution(){
-		stepDao.update(stepExecution);
+		stepDao.updateStepExecution(stepExecution);
 		assertTrue(jdbcTemplate.getSqlStatement().indexOf("BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION") != -1);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDaoTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDaoTests.java
index 3508e6a70..d921a513c 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDaoTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/JdbcStepDaoTests.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class JdbcStepDaoTests extends AbstractStepDaoTests {
 
 		assertTrue(LONG_STRING.length()>250);
 		stepExecution.setExitStatus(ExitStatus.FINISHED.addExitDescription(LONG_STRING));
-		stepDao.update(stepExecution);
+		stepDao.updateStepExecution(stepExecution);
 
 		List executions = jdbcTemplate.queryForList(
 				"SELECT * FROM BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION where STEP_INSTANCE_ID=?",
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapJobDaoTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapJobDaoTests.java
index 9a21ba10f..ae935ba6a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapJobDaoTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapJobDaoTests.java
@@ -57,20 +57,20 @@ public class MapJobDaoTests extends TestCase {
 		JobInstance job = dao.createJobInstance("foo", jobParameters);
 		JobExecution execution = new JobExecution(job);
 		assertNull(execution.getId());
-		dao.save(execution);
+		dao.saveJobExecution(execution);
 		assertNotNull(execution.getId());
 	}
 	public void testCorrectExecutionCountForExistingJob() throws Exception {
 		JobInstance job = dao.createJobInstance("foo", jobParameters);
-		dao.save(new JobExecution(job));
+		dao.saveJobExecution(new JobExecution(job));
 		assertEquals(1, dao.getJobExecutionCount(job.getId()));
 	}
 
 	public void testMultipleExecutionsPerExisting() throws Exception {
 		JobInstance job = dao.createJobInstance("foo", jobParameters);
-		dao.save(new JobExecution(job));
+		dao.saveJobExecution(new JobExecution(job));
 		Thread.sleep(50L); // Hack, hack, hackety, hack - job executions are not unique if created too close together!
-		dao.save(new JobExecution(job));
+		dao.saveJobExecution(new JobExecution(job));
 		assertEquals(2, dao.getJobExecutionCount(job.getId()));
 	}
 	
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class MapJobDaoTests extends TestCase {
 		
 		JobInstance jobInstance = dao.createJobInstance("foo", jobParameters);
 		JobExecution jobExecution = new JobExecution(jobInstance);
-		dao.save(jobExecution);
+		dao.saveJobExecution(jobExecution);
 		JobExecution tempExecution = dao.getJobExecution(jobExecution.getId());
 		assertEquals(jobExecution, tempExecution);
 	}
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class MapJobDaoTests extends TestCase {
 		
 		JobInstance jobInstance = dao.createJobInstance("foo", jobParameters);
 		JobExecution jobExecution = new JobExecution(jobInstance);
-		dao.save(jobExecution);
+		dao.saveJobExecution(jobExecution);
 		assertNull(dao.getJobExecution(new Long(999999)));
 
 	}
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapStepDaoTests.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapStepDaoTests.java
index dc3e34adc..246fdace4 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapStepDaoTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/MapStepDaoTests.java
@@ -39,45 +39,45 @@ public class MapStepDaoTests extends TestCase {
 	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
 		MapStepDao.clear();
 		job = new JobInstance(new Long(jobId++), new JobParameters());
-		step = dao.createStep(job, "foo");	
+		step = dao.createStepInstance(job, "foo");	
 	}
 	
 	public void testCreateUnequal() throws Exception {
-		StepInstance step2 = dao.createStep(job, "foo");;
+		StepInstance step2 = dao.createStepInstance(job, "foo");;
 		assertFalse(step.equals(step2));
 		assertFalse(step.hashCode()==step2.hashCode());
 	}
 
 	public void testCreateAndRetrieveSingle() throws Exception {
-		StepInstance result = dao.findStep(job, "foo");
+		StepInstance result = dao.findStepInstance(job, "foo");
 		assertEquals(step, result);
 	}
 	
 	public void testCreateAndRetrieveSingleWhenMultipleStored() throws Exception {
-		dao.createStep(job, "bar");;
-		StepInstance result = dao.findStep(job, "foo");
+		dao.createStepInstance(job, "bar");;
+		StepInstance result = dao.findStepInstance(job, "foo");
 		assertEquals(step, result);
 	}
 	
 	public void testCreateAndRetrieveSingleFromList() throws Exception {
-		List result = dao.findSteps(job);
+		List result = dao.findStepInstances(job);
 		assertTrue(result.contains(step));
 	}
 
 	public void testCreateAndRetrieveMultiple() throws Exception {
-		step = dao.createStep(job, "bar");
-		List result = dao.findSteps(job);
+		step = dao.createStepInstance(job, "bar");
+		List result = dao.findStepInstances(job);
 		assertEquals(2, result.size());
 		assertTrue(result.contains(step));		
 	}
 	
 	public void testFindWithEmptyResults() throws Exception {
-		List result = dao.findSteps(new JobInstance(new Long(22), new JobParameters()));
+		List result = dao.findStepInstances(new JobInstance(new Long(22), new JobParameters()));
 		assertEquals(0, result.size());		
 	}
 	
 	public void testFindSingleWithEmptyResults() throws Exception {
-		StepInstance result = dao.findStep(new JobInstance(new Long(22), new JobParameters()), "bar");
+		StepInstance result = dao.findStepInstance(new JobInstance(new Long(22), new JobParameters()), "bar");
 		assertEquals(null, result);		
 	}
 
@@ -88,18 +88,18 @@ public class MapStepDaoTests extends TestCase {
 	public void testSaveExecutionUpdatesId() throws Exception {
 		StepExecution execution = new StepExecution(step, null, null);
 		assertNull(execution.getId());
-		dao.save(execution);
+		dao.saveStepExecution(execution);
 		assertNotNull(execution.getId());
 	}
 
 	public void testCorrectExecutionCountForExisting() throws Exception {
-		dao.save(new StepExecution(step, null, null));
+		dao.saveStepExecution(new StepExecution(step, null, null));
 		assertEquals(1, dao.getStepExecutionCount(step));
 	}
 	
 	public void testOnlyOneExecutionPerStep() throws Exception {
-		dao.save(new StepExecution(step, null, null));
-		dao.save(new StepExecution(step, null, null));
+		dao.saveStepExecution(new StepExecution(step, null, null));
+		dao.saveStepExecution(new StepExecution(step, null, null));
 		assertEquals(2, dao.getStepExecutionCount(step));
 	}
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class MapStepDaoTests extends TestCase {
 		ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes = new ExecutionAttributes(data);
 		StepExecution stepExecution = new StepExecution(step, null, null);
 		stepExecution.setExecutionAttributes(executionAttributes);
-		dao.save(stepExecution);
+		dao.saveStepExecution(stepExecution);
 		StepExecution tempExecution = dao.getStepExecution(stepExecution.getId(), step);
 		assertEquals(tempExecution, stepExecution);
 		assertEquals(stepExecution.getExecutionAttributes(), tempExecution.getExecutionAttributes());