Yes this is a bug with jaxrpc doc/literal http://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBWS-1617 View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4039224#4039224 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4039224