"bill.burke(a)jboss.com" wrote : Unless there is a TCK test, do not take 4.7.1 literally. Seriously Carlo, you need to stop taking things literally and think what's best for the user and the design/maintenance of our code. Absolutely. 4.7.1 should not be taken literally (it doesn't even make sense for EJB3 beans). View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4090759#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...