you need to inject the backend CMS Service into your Portlet you can do this by including a file called jboss-portlet.xml in your war and putting this configuration in it: | <!DOCTYPE portlet-app PUBLIC | "-//JBoss Portal//DTD JBoss Portlet 2.6//EN" | "http://www.jboss.org/portal/dtd/jboss-portlet_2_6.dtd"> | <portlet-app> | <service> | <service-name>CMS</service-name> | <service-class>org.jboss.portal.cms.CMS</service-class> | <service-ref>:service=CMS</service-ref> | </service> | </portlet-app> | For further reference look at the jboss-portlet.xml shipped with the core cms package being shipped with the Portal. You probably don't need all the services in there since some of them are utilized by the CMS Administration tool. Thanks View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4135749#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...