First, do not use this - import resource="jndi_core.xml". There is a straight hierarchy, as in Java hierarchy model - just a single extend. Read the article: http://java.sys-con.com/read/180386.htm Name your contexts (via BeanFactory=(name1)), and the reference them in child context via ParentBeanFactory=(name1). The order of hierarchy deployment is important! If you do this as it should be done, this is not true: "Meaning that the classes from second module are actually inside first." View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3999460#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...