ejb-ref found in jboss.xml but not in ejb-jar.xml

[gatep5]

I have an entity bean (BlogEJB) packaged in its own jar file and it deploys in JBoss just fine. I would like to reference it from a session bean (BlogAdderEJB) that is again packaged in its own jar file. In the BlogEJB I have defined a local home interface. In the session bean I have a declaration of <ejb-local-ref> tag defined in the ejb-jar file and an <ejb-ref> declaration in the jboss.xml file. Here is my package listing for each of the jar files.

[BlogEJB]
|-META-INF
|-+ejb-jar.xml
|-+jboss.xml
|-+jbosscmp-jdbc.xml
|-net.gatep5.weblog.ejb.entity (package)
|-+Blog (remote interface)
|-+BlogHomeRemote (remote home interface)
|-+BlogHomeLocal (local home interface)
|-+BlogLocal (local interface)
|-+BlogBean (bean class)

[BlogAdderEJB]
|-META-INF
|-+ejb-jar.xml
|-+jboss.xml
|-net.gatep5weblog.ejb.session (package)
|-+BlogAdderHomeRemote (remote home interface)
|-+BlogAdderRemote (remote interface)
|-+BlogAdderBean (bean class)

the <ejb-local-ref> as defined in the ejb-jar.xml file for the session ejb is a follows:

<ejb-local-ref>
<ejb-ref-name>ejb/BlogHomeLocal</ejb-ref-name>
<ejb-ref-type>Entity</ejb-ref-type> <local-home>net.gatep5.weblog.ejb.entity.BlogHomeLocal</local-home>
net.gatep5.weblog.ejb.entity.BlogLocal
<ejb-link>BlogEJB</ejb-link>
</ejb-local-ref>

I have defined in my jboss.xml file the <ejb-ref> in the session ejb as follows:
<ejb-ref>
<ejb-ref-name>ejb/BlogHomeLocal</ejb-ref-name>
<jndi-name>BlogEJB</jndi-name>
</ejb-ref>

I still keep getting the error message that is the subject of this post when I try to deploy the session ejb. You assitance in helping me figure out what the problem is is much appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Keith

[haraldgliebe]

You don't need the ejb-ref in jboss.xml for a local ejb-reference. Just remove the complete ejb-ref entry from jboss.xml. The reference is already linked to an EJB with the ejb-link element in ejb-jar.xml. However, since the bean you're referencing is in a different jar, you need to specify it in your ejb-link.

<ejb-link>../BlogEJB.jar#BlogEJB</ejb-link>

Regards,
Harald

[gatep5]

Ok, the bean will now deploy. I managed to put all the class files and deployment descriptors in the same ejb file. Now, as before when the items were seperated, I am getting a METHOD IS NOT FOUND exception being thrown when trying to use a getBlog method that calles the BlogEJB to findByDate(String date). When I use the other getBlog method that looks up the BlogEJB by primary key, I get:
BlogHomeLocal not bound. Any clues would be very helpful.

Keith