If you can use JavaBeans rather than EJB3 this will work (with Seam from CVS since Gavin fixed http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBSEAM-679) @Startup(depends="manager") | @Scope(ScopeType.APPLICATION) | public class Controller { | | @In(create=true) | private Manager manager; | | @Create | public void create() throws Exception { | // Schedule | manager.schedule(...); | } | | } @Name("manager") | @Scope(ScopeType.EVENT) | public class Manager { | | @Transactional | @Asynchronous | public void schedule(...) { | ... | } | } View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4006809#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...