diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/db2.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/db2.properties
index 532bd942b..9aecf2661 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/db2.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/db2.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 platform=db2
 # SQL language oddities
 BIGINT = BIGINT
-IDENTITY = 
+IDENTITY =  
+BLOB = BLOB
 # for generating drop statements...
 SEQUENCE = SEQUENCE
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/derby.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/derby.properties
index 9f34bc337..e880dbcc0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/derby.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/derby.properties
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ platform=db2
 # SQL language oddities
 BIGINT = BIGINT
 IDENTITY = 
-GENERATED = GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY
+GENERATED = GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY 
+BLOB = BLOB
 # for generating drop statements...
-SEQUENCE = SEQUENCE
+SEQUENCE = TABLE
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/derby.vpp b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/derby.vpp
index 3713aa6f5..00645d2a7 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/derby.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/derby.vpp
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name};
+#macro (sequence $name)CREATE TABLE ${name} (ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, DUMMY VARCHAR(1));
 #end
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/destroy.sql.vpp b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/destroy.sql.vpp
index b2e03ec20..856e6e5b3 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/destroy.sql.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/destroy.sql.vpp
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 -- Autogenerated: do not edit this file
-DROP TABLE TRADE $!{IFEXISTS};
+DROP ${SEQUENCE} BATCH_STAGING_SEQ $!{IFEXISTS};
 DROP ${SEQUENCE} TRADE_SEQ $!{IFEXISTS};
-DROP TABLE CUSTOMER $!{IFEXISTS};
 DROP ${SEQUENCE} CUSTOMER_SEQ $!{IFEXISTS};
+DROP TABLE BATCH_STAGING $!{IFEXISTS};
+DROP TABLE TRADE $!{IFEXISTS};
+DROP TABLE CUSTOMER $!{IFEXISTS};
 DROP TABLE PLAYERS $!{IFEXISTS};
 DROP TABLE GAMES $!{IFEXISTS};
 DROP TABLE PLAYER_SUMMARY $!{IFEXISTS};
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/hsqldb.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/hsqldb.properties
index d72d28999..4a853dc4e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/hsqldb.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/hsqldb.properties
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ platform=hsqldb
 BIGINT = BIGINT
 IDENTITY = IDENTITY
 IFEXISTS = IF EXISTS
+BLOB = LONGVARBINARY
 # for generating drop statements...
 SEQUENCE = TABLE
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/init.sql.vpp b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/init.sql.vpp
index 97c4ddc4a..aa1e6155e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/init.sql.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/init.sql.vpp
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 -- Autogenerated: do not edit this file
+
+#sequence( "CUSTOMER_SEQ" )
+#sequence( "BATCH_STAGING_SEQ" )
+#sequence( "TRADE_SEQ" )
+
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STAGING  (
+	ID ${BIGINT} $!{IDENTITY} PRIMARY KEY $!{GENERATED},  
+	JOB_ID ${BIGINT} NOT NULL,
+	VALUE ${BLOB} NOT NULL,
+	PROCESSED CHAR(1) NOT NULL
+);
+
 CREATE TABLE TRADE  (
 	ID ${BIGINT} $!{IDENTITY} PRIMARY KEY $!{GENERATED},  
 	VERSION ${BIGINT},
@@ -8,8 +20,6 @@ CREATE TABLE TRADE  (
 	CUSTOMER VARCHAR(45)
 );
  
-#sequence( "TRADE_SEQ" )
- 
 CREATE TABLE CUSTOMER (
 	ID ${BIGINT} $!{IDENTITY} PRIMARY KEY $!{GENERATED},  
 	VERSION ${BIGINT},
@@ -17,8 +27,6 @@ CREATE TABLE CUSTOMER (
 	CREDIT FLOAT
 );
  
-#sequence( "CUSTOMER_SEQ" )
-
 INSERT INTO customer (id, version, name, credit) VALUES (1, 0, 'customer1', 100000);
 INSERT INTO customer (id, version, name, credit) VALUES (2, 0, 'customer2', 100000);
 INSERT INTO customer (id, version, name, credit) VALUES (3, 0, 'customer3', 100000);
@@ -35,7 +43,7 @@ CREATE TABLE PLAYERS (
 
 CREATE TABLE GAMES (
    PLAYER_ID char(8) not null,
-   YEAR      ${BIGINT} not null,
+   YEAR_NO      ${BIGINT} not null,
    TEAM      char(3) not null,
    WEEK      ${BIGINT} not null,
    OPPONENT  char(3),
@@ -53,7 +61,7 @@ CREATE TABLE GAMES (
 
 CREATE TABLE PLAYER_SUMMARY  (
 		  ID CHAR(8) NOT NULL, 
-		  YEAR ${BIGINT} NOT NULL,
+		  YEAR_NO ${BIGINT} NOT NULL,
 		  COMPLETES ${BIGINT} NOT NULL , 
 		  ATTEMPTS ${BIGINT} NOT NULL , 
 		  PASSING_YARDS ${BIGINT} NOT NULL , 
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/oracle10g.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/oracle10g.properties
index 7f8e634e6..cfe99eeb3 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/oracle10g.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/oracle10g.properties
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ platform=oracle10g
 BIGINT = NUMBER(38)
 IDENTITY = 
 GENERATED = 
+BLOB = BLOB
 # for generating drop statements...
 SEQUENCE = SEQUENCE
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/postgresql.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/postgresql.properties
index c716d74b2..9ddc1bb04 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/postgresql.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/postgresql.properties
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ platform=postgresql
 BIGINT = BIGINT
 IDENTITY = 
 GENERATED = 
+BLOB = BLOB 
 # for generating drop statements...
 SEQUENCE = SEQUENCE