In the weblogic-ejb-jar file, there is a <local-jndi-name> element that
functions in the same way as <jndi-name> and to reference a local bean from
another bean use the following elements under the <reference-descriptor>
section

<ejb-local-reference-description>
    <ejb-ref-name></ejb-ref-name>
    <jndi-name></jndi-name>
<ejb-local-reference-description>