You don't have to use seam-gen. You can use any of the sample applications as a starting point if you prefer. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4088938#4088938 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4088938