anonymous wrote : Thanks for the reply. Actually, something in the init and testSLSBMethod methods would reference testVar. No, what references the testVar *context variable*, not the testVar instance variable? Do you understand what @Factory is for? anonymous wrote : In terms of @Create, is that not possible from a stateless session bean?anonymous wrote : | | | | Correct, I forgot about that. | | | | | | It would help if you described what you are actually trying to *achieve*, with a more meaningful example than TestStatefulBean, TestStatelessBean, testVar, etc. This doesn't help me understand the usecase. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3973789#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...