Once a portlet is created, it has to be registered with the Portal and placed on a portal page. Then you access it through the portal URL. Looks like you are not doing that. The Portal docs should tell you what is needed (besides the portlet.xml file you also need a portlet-instances.xml and *-object.xml file). Did you read the Tools portlet tutorial? http://docs.jboss.org/tools/3.0.1.GA/en/jboss_portal_tools_ref_guide/html... View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4232300#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...