The brand new @AutoCreate isn't listed yet in Chapter 21. Seam annotations. Same for @PerNestedConversation. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4022857#4022857 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4022857