Personally, I'd prefer to use the scope instead of 'optional', as it is not really optional. -Jeff View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4235905#4235905 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4235905