"scott.stark(a)jboss.org" wrote : | The root org.jboss.ejb.metadata.jboss.JBossMetaData would have to add a mergeOverridenMetaData method that took the existing override and merged the second override into it. | Why do you need to merge standardjboss.xml? standardjboss.xml should just be parsed once into a JBossMetaData and then it should just be a case of delegating. If you merge standardjboss.xml into the JBossMetaData then you'll loose the reversability. Let's not make the same mistakes as the old metadata did! View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4087188#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...