I meant if(isReadOnly() && JDBCEntityBridge.isEjbCreateDone(ctx)) View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4178188#4178188 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4178188