How to create a non-transactional JDBC connection in WAS

The ability to create a non-transactional datasource was introduced in WAS 7.0, and thus unavailable in any earlier release.

Answer: Courtesy of Fred Rowe  =>

1. In the admin console, navigate to "Resources | JDBC | Data sources"
2. Select the desired datasource from the list.
3. Click on the "WebSphere Application Server data source properties" link to the right of the screen under the "Additional Properties" group.
4. Check the "Non-transactional data source" box.
5. Restart the server.