### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P petals-kernel-3.1.x
Index: src/main/java/org/ow2/petals/service/ServiceEndpointImpl.java
===================================================================
--- src/main/java/org/ow2/petals/service/ServiceEndpointImpl.java	(revision 16370)
+++ src/main/java/org/ow2/petals/service/ServiceEndpointImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -44,12 +44,19 @@
      */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 3846565220895975538L;
 
-    private Document description;
+    /**
+     * This attribute is defined "transient" to avoid its serialization when sending message exchanges. This attribute
+     * is saved/loaded from the registry by the endpoint service.
+     */
+    private transient Document description;
 
     /**
      * This is the string description, the document is loaded if needed...
+     * 
+     * This attribute is defined "transient" to avoid its serialization when sending message exchanges. This attribute
+     * is saved/loaded from the registry by the endpoint service.
      */
-    private String stringDescription;
+    private transient String stringDescription;
 
     private String endpointName;
 
Index: pom.xml
===================================================================
--- pom.xml	(revision 16374)
+++ pom.xml	(working copy)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.ow2.petals</groupId>
 		<artifactId>petals-container-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3</version>
+		<version>4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<groupId>org.ow2.petals</groupId>