the templates are now a fixed part of the maven plugin
the package for the generated code is a parameter to the plugin
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/pom.xml b/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
index bb3647e..ef06acc 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
@@ -39,14 +39,12 @@
                 <version>0.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <debug>false</debug>
-                    <arenaManagerTemplate>ArenaManager.java</arenaManagerTemplate>
-                    <recordManagerTemplate>RecordManager.java</recordManagerTemplate>
                     <inputFiles>
                         <param>src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/Job.json</param>
                         <param>src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/Resource.json</param>
                         <param>src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/Request.json</param>
                     </inputFiles>
-                    <outputDir>generated-sources/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking</outputDir>
+                    <packageName>edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking</packageName>
                 </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>