@DataModel is not the only way to create a ListDataModel instance. Just use new ListDataModel(myList). View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3962700#3962700 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3962700