Ok, but for example, your SMPC in your components.xml shouldn't be specified in multiple components.xml, but it may be injected all over the ear(*), in different EJB modules. So if the validator is going to be useful, it has to look in other projects for components, yes? (*) This is the only case I know of where injecting something "all over your ear" is a good idea :) View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4138752#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...