void @Factory methods should not have a scope. The scope is defined on the attribute that does the outjection. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4012792#4012792 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4012792