(ok, the XML in my post wasn't escaped, so I'll try that bit again ... the default value I pass in like this <attribute access='read-only' getMethod='getId' setMethod='setId'> <description>MBean Attribute.</description> <name>Id</name> <type>java.lang.String</type> <descriptors> <default value="$Id"/> </descriptors> </attribute> ) View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3983371#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...