I've committed the change (with a testcase) to the SchemaResolverDeployer's parse(..) method VirtualFile altDD = (VirtualFile) unit.getAttachment(getOutput().getName() + ".altDD"); | if(altDD != null) | file = altDD; I am going to create a separate issue in JBAS project for ejb, client and also war(?) deployers. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4143952#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...