Correct, but the defaulting rules changed in Seam 1.1. You would not need to explicitly specify CONVERSATION in 1.1. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3990355#3990355 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3990355