Entity beans are really a different animal in EJB3 - they're just pojos. There is no container. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4034793#4034793 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4034793