oh, for info for others... the precedence should be FRAMEWORK , not BUILT_IN. Using built gives and error indicating two components were defined with the same precedence. | /** | * Precedence of all built-in Seam components | */ | public static final int BUILT_IN = 0; | /** | * Precedence to use for components of frameworks | * which extend Seam | */ | public static final int FRAMEWORK = 10; | /** | * Predence of application components (the | * default precedence) | */ | public static final int APPLICATION = 20; | /** | * Precedence to use for components which override | * application components in a particular deployment | */ | public static final int DEPLOYMENT = 30; | | /** | * Precedence to use for mock objects in tests | */ | public static final int MOCK = 40; | Thanks All! Nik View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4118760#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...