Support to create custom SOAP Fault from EJB3 Web Service --------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBWS-1531 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBWS-1531 Project: JBoss Web Services Issue Type: Patch Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Components: jbossws-native Environment: not specific Reporter: Vinay Kumar Fix For: jbossws-3.x At this moment, we cannot create custom SOAP fault from a EJB3 Web Service. This exception handling logic is coded inside org.jboss.ws.jaxrpc.SOAPFaultExceptionHelper class. If you read the method "exceptionToFaultMessage(Exception reqEx)", then you find that it is throwing the same SOAPFaultException if it is receiving one. But, with EJB3 web service, every exception is bundled inside EJBException & then thrown to container. As a result this module only gets EJBException. So, that condition is not relevant to this scenario. One way to this solution could be that you check if the argument is instanceof EJBException then take the cause. And, if that cause is the custom SOAPFaultException; then it becomes a small easy solution. But, this is not sufficient. As you have exposed your SLSB as Web Service & we can also access that bean through RMI. And, SOAPFaultException cannot be raised through RMI; it raises some problem while serlializing XML elements. As a result, the last proposal also fades away. Practically, we need something that checks if it is RMI raise the same exception & if it is SOAP then create custom SOAPFault from the same. Looking forward to your advice. regards