@Name("org.jboss.seam.security.management.userSearch") @Scope(SESSION) @Synchronized public class UserSearch implements Serializable { } Session-scoped components are synchronized by default. from Component.java boolean hasAnnotation = getBeanClass().isAnnotationPresent(Synchronized.class); synchronize = ( scope==SESSION ) || hasAnnotation; -- Dan Allen Software consultant | Author of Seam in Action http://www.mojavelinux.com http://manning.com/dallen NOTE: While I make a strong effort to keep up with my email on a daily basis, life and work come first and, at times, keep me away from my mail for a while. If you contact me, then don't hear back for more than a week, it is very likely that I am excessively backlogged or the message was caught in the spam filters. Please don't hesitate to resend a message if you feel that it did not reach my attention.