The ear comprises of the wars and jars that depend on each other. There's no seperate files away from the ear. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4097116#4097116 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4097116