We already have 'state' attribute, which marks the dependent state of the target bean (if there is one configured for install/uninstall). | if (install.getBean() != null) | target = controller.getContext(install.getBean(), install.getDependentState()); | What sohuld we call the new state attribute, whenRequired to make it consistent? Should we allow this just for certain states? I would again leave it to the user, since we don't enforce this anywhere else. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4130421#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...