Hi;

class GoldenRetriever extends Retriever

@NotInheritedDeploymentType
class Retriever extends Dog

@AnotherDeploymentType
class Dog

In this test case, GoldenRetriever does not inherit the Dog's deployment type in the TCK. But, I think that if bean does not define DeploymentType then it inherits deployment type from their super classes, directly or indirectly. Therefore, I think it inherits the Dog's deployment type.

It is good idea to inherit from the superclasses if intermediate classes does not provide types, even if provide but not inherited.