Probably you need @In(create=true). But TaskInstanceListForType is only really intended to be used in the view. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3969929#3969929 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3969929