in jBPM 4, persistency will most likely be based on JPA, not EJB3 so it can run standalone as well View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4078298#4078298 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4078298