This encompasses the EJB instance itself, along with its attributes, including:

• Serializable JDK classes
• Application specific classes
• References to other EJBs
• Injected objects allowed by the spec, including:
  • References to a UserTransaction
  • References to a resource manager connection factory
  • References to a container managed EntityManager or EntityManagerFactory
  • References to an EJB Timer object

The scope of this Jira does not include:

• Marshalling of EJB method parameters and responses for use with @Remote invocation