Sorry, though the forum is EJB 3.0, the question is not related to 3.0 but to EJB 2.x. Thanks, View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3972158#3972158 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3972158