A work-around addressed my needs. I save the value of interest in @PostLoad and use it in @PreUpdate. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4199791#4199791 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4199791