-object.xml file provides an initial configuration to the portal to populate the database. The admin interface works directly on the database. The portal always reflect the state of the database and any work done in the portal admin interface is NOT ported back to the descriptors. This is a functionality that might or might not appear in a future release. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3963043#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...