Having the following bean definition: <managed-bean> <managed-bean-name>userListBean</managed-bean-name> <managed-bean-class>teamdev.ws.webui.um.UserListBean</managed-bean-class> <managed-bean-scope>request</managed-bean-scope> </managed-bean> causes 'Cannot resolve unknown symbol "request"' compile error. 'Request' bean scope successfully accepted, but in thin case MyFaces says "Managed bean 'userListBean' has illegal scope: Request". P. S. Exclude from compile has no effect, I can't run project anyway, see IDEA-7548