The document describes the steps to integrate Hibernate with Spring: 1. Add Hibernate libraries to the classpath 2. Declare a SessionFactory bean in Spring configuration 3. Inject the SessionFactory into a HibernateTemplate 4. Inject the HibernateTemplate into DAO classes 5. Define the HibernateTemplate property in DAO classes 6. Use the HibernateTemplate for queries in DAOs An alternative is to use HibernateDaoSupport which simplifies the process by directly wiring the SessionFactory.