The xml name to java name mapping in the jaxrpc mapping file is not honored. JBoss always expects the name of an element to match the name on the Javabean exactly. For example if the following is placed in the jaxrpc mapping file:

<java-xml-type-mapping>
<java-type>my.Javabean</java-type>
<root-type-qname>myNS:javabean</root-type-qname>
<qname-scope>complexType</qname-scope>
<variable-mapping>
<java-variable-name>myProperty</java-variable-name>
<xml-element-name>my-property</xml-element-name>
</variable-mapping>
</java-xml-type-mapping>

the exception below is thrown. Sending myProperty as the element name instead of my-property works "properly," even though it should fail.

org.xml.sax.SAXException: Invalid element in my.Javabean - my-property
at org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BeanDeserializer.onStartChild(BeanDeserializer.java:407)
at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContextImpl.startElement(DeserializationContextImpl.java:1166)
at org.apache.axis.message.SAX2EventRecorder.replay(SAX2EventRecorder.java:244)
at org.apache.axis.message.SOAPElementAxisImpl.publishToHandler(SOAPElementAxisImpl.java:1387)
at org.apache.axis.message.RPCElement.deserialize(RPCElement.java:262)
at org.apache.axis.message.RPCElement.getParams(RPCElement.java:396)
at org.apache.axis.providers.java.RPCInvocation.prepareFromRequestEnvelope(RPCInvocation.java:234)
at org.apache.axis.providers.java.RPCProvider.processMessage(RPCProvider.java:103)
at org.apache.axis.providers.java.JavaProvider.invoke(JavaProvider.java:358)
at org.apache.axis.strategies.InvocationStrategy.visit(InvocationStrategy.java:73)
at org.apache.axis.SimpleChain.doVisiting(SimpleChain.java:160)
at org.apache.axis.SimpleChain.invoke(SimpleChain.java:123)
at org.apache.axis.handlers.soap.SOAPService.invoke(SOAPService.java:560)
at org.jboss.webservice.server.ServerEngine.invokeInternal(ServerEngine.java:202)
at org.jboss.webservice.server.ServerEngine.invoke(ServerEngine.java:91)
at org.apache.axis.transport.http.AxisServlet.doPost(AxisServlet.java:975)
at org.jboss.webservice.server.ServiceEndpointServlet.doPost(ServiceEndpointServlet.java:84)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at org.apache.axis.transport.http.AxisServletBase.service(AxisServletBase.java:370)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:237)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:157)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:75)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:186)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:157)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:214)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:198)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:152)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.CustomPrincipalValve.invoke(CustomPrincipalValve.java:66)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:153)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:540)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:54)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:137)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:118)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:929)
at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:160)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:799)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:705)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:577)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:683)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)