@Transactional is a hint for JavaBeans! It is not used if you have EJB 3.0 components. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4043104#4043104 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4043104