System and method for ordering a database flush sequence at transaction commit

A system and method are described for ordering a database flush sequence prior to committing transaction changes to a database. In one embodiment, a plurality of data operations modifying persistent data objects are performed in a sequential order within an object-oriented environment. Relational dependencies between the persistent data objects are evaluated and the changes to the data objects are reordered based on the relational dependencies. Once reordered, the changes are committed to the database. In one embodiment, a depth first search algorithm is employed to determine the appropriate order to commit the data to the database.