AFAIK this isn't possible, you need to expose your Enum values e.g. via an @Factory View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4116339#4116339 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4116339