import org.jboss.beans.metadata.api.annotations.Depends; | Wrong import. Should be: import org.jboss.ejb3.annotation.Depends; View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4246255#4246255 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4246255