You should be able to access the PortalRuntimeContext using the Navigation class's static accessor: PortalRuntimeContext prc = Navigation.getPortalRuntimeContext(); See: http://anonsvn.jboss.org/repos/portal/tags/JBoss_Portal_2_7_2/core/src/ma... Though, I'm not sure why you'd be "afraid" of using the PortletSession.APPLICATION_SCOPE - as this is defined by the JSR168/286 spec, whereas the PortalRuntimeContext is a JBoss-specific API. I'd encourage you to either investigate using the APPLICATION_SCOPE or because you're on Portal 2.7, look into the JSR286 event coordination features. Using these features will lead to more spec-compliant, portable, and possibly more maintainable code. View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4226957#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...