After the decorator is instanciated, the policy is hidden. Are you drawing a critique or clarifying a point? The decorator adds new functionality by implementing "ResolveableJndiNameJbossEnterpriseBeanMetadata" methods on existing metadata, giving it the ability to figure out target JNDI names without impacting the Object Model itself. S, ALR View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4162118#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...