Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't JBoss to bound the datasource to java:/ and then within your application using the web.xml and jboss-web.xml you bound it to a global reference within your application? If this is so why would i use that setting to bound it to a global reference from within JBoss when I only want a global reference from within my application? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3963177#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...