no idea what you mean. If the entity is not created from an EntityManager, it's a POJO. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4091771#4091771 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4091771