Paul got me the solution. Thirdparty POM's parent has: <plugin> | <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId> | <artifactId>jboss-packaging-maven-plugin</artifactId> | <version>2.0-beta-1</version> | <extensions>true</extensions> | </plugin> ...which defines the artifact type "jboss-sar". Hurray. S, ALR View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4187035#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...